to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
signature-collecting campaign
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
(religious) faith; belief; creed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
alone; by oneself; on one's own
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
negotiations; discussions; connection
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
development; exploitation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the last moment; the very end
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
rejection; negation; voting down
not worth considering; out of the question
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
secret information; intelligence
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful