that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this (very thing); this precisely
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
already; now; no longer; not any more
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
majority group (party, faction)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable