to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
home area; home town; local
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
private member's bill; legislation introduced by a Diet member
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
advocate; proponent; supporter
large number (of); many; majority
faction; denomination; communion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
electoral district; precinct
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love