to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
mass communication; mass media
desperately; for one's dear life
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
kisha club; restrictive press club operated by some government bodies and corporations
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
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
rival candidate; opposing candidate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such; this sort of; like this
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite