to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
member of the Lower House
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
long time; long interval; for quite some time
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to gather; to collect; to assemble
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship