beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be reflected in a mirror
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
electoral district; precinct
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
member of the Lower House
election; selection; choice
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to be selected (from among many people)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
degree of familiarity; popularity