candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
prefectural assembly member
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to gain fame; to make one's name
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be found; to be discovered
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from