parliamentarian; member of a congress
how many years; how long; what year
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hello; good day; good afternoon
man; male; masculine gender
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
stairs; stairway; staircase
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
program (e.g. TV); programme
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
in this way; thus; such; uh...
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment