campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
electoral district; precinct
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
general election (of the lower house)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent