candidacy;  standing as a candidate;  bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
 party (political);  person who is fond of;  fan of
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 abandoning (hope, plans);  giving up
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 various;  all sorts of;  variety of; (arch.)  various colors (colours)
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 that;  that thing;  that person;  then;  that time;  that place (over there);  down there (i.e. one's genitals)
 parliamentarian;  member of a congress
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 leaf;  blade (of grass);  (pine) needle
 medicine manufacture;  drug manufacture
 president (of a society);  chairman
 you;  presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
 to hate;  to dislike;  to loathe
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 to go uninvited;  to call on without an invitation;  to barge in on;  to throng to;  to crowd into;  to converge upon
 request;  favour (to ask);  wish;  please
 proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant);  landlady;  hostess;  mistress
 recently;  lately;  these days;  nearest;  closest
 nicely;  properly;  frequently;  often;  I'm glad that you ...;  thank you for ...
 to use (a thing, method, etc.);  to make use of;  to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.);  to employ;  to use (time, money, etc.);  to spend
 naniwabushi;  variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
 so;  therefore;  accordingly;  like I said;  I told you already
 to enter;  to go into;  to break into;  to join;  to enroll;  to contain;  to hold
 honorific/polite/humble prefix;  honorific suffix
 to live up to (one's) expectations;  to meet expectations
 in order to (e.g. meet goal);  so that;  take care (so as);  hoping or wishing for something
 puzzling;  tangled;  complicated;  complex
 woman;  female;  feminine gender
 vote;  ballot;  label;  ticket;  tag
 to resound;  to be heard far away;  to reverberate;  to shake;  to come (home);  to remain (with someone)
 to be late;  to be delayed;  to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.);  to lag behind;  to be bereaved of;  to be preceded by (someone) in death
 slowly;  quietly;  steadily;  soon;  momentarily;  before long
 accompanying;  being accompanied by;  going with
 member of an assembly;  member of the Diet;  member of parliament;  member of Congress
 (private) secretary;  treasured book;  secret book
 particularly;  especially;  in particular;  expressly
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 to ask;  to enquire;  to query