to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
Komeito (Japanese political party)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
percentage of votes counted so far
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
two times; twice; two degrees
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
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)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance