request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
certainly; surely; definitely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
edict; public announcement
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
clearing one's throat; cough
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
each nation; many nations; many countries
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward