man; male; masculine gender
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
notice; attention; observation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; on; regarding; per; for every
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
single word; a few words; brief comment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
super-aged society; superannuated society
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
form; shape; figure; morph