congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
such ... as; or some such
already; now; no longer; not any more
in name only; titular; nominal
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
still; even now; to this day
retention; maintenance; preservation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
territorial right; dominion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
trend of the times; way things are going
something like ...; something called ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)