vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sabotage; slow-down tactics
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
originally; by nature; from the start
certain; definite; clear; credible
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
absence; disregard; indifference
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
counter for flags, banners, etc.
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
democratization; democratisation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
the people; citizens; the populace
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)