-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
resignation (from a position)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
attraction; lure; invitation
political measures; policy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
tedious; boring; being fed up with
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
should; must; -able; probably; likely
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to sigh; to breathe a sigh