by means of; due to; because of; according to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
member of the Lower House
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
next term; next period; next version; next release
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
competent; suitable; qualified
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
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
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
security firm; security company
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
number of persons; personnel
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)