seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
government; administration
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
program (e.g. TV); programme
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
time; hour; period; class
by means of; due to; because of; according to
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
question; inquiry; enquiry