book; volume; this; present; main; head
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
until now; so far; up to the present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
political measures; policy
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
group; party; team; squad; section
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
mountain road; mountain trail
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
edict; public announcement
article; news story; report; account
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
approval; license; licence; permission
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on