ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time; allowance; flexibility; scope
to gather together
special selection; finest pick; top pick
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
night; evening
to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
to choose; to select; to pick out
dinner; evening meal
armor; armour
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome; good; happy; glad; pleased
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice
with pleasure; gladly; willingly; certainly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can
well; properly; suitably
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(one's) age
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted
weak attitude
feeble complaint; whine
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to weaken
to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health)
forty; 40
four thousand; 4,000
400; four hundred
four (long cylindrical things)
automobile; car
pluralizing suffix
next (year, spring, etc.); coming
thunderstorm; thundershower
visitor; caller
next month
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
next week
next spring
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
next year
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
visit (from someone); call
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation
paradise; Eden
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance
successful bid; winning a tender
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year)