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general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

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National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament

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to send in

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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national defence; national defense

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pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected

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Hamamura

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

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home area; home town; local

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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election

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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was; were

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three; 3

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

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overwhelming

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macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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in addition

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this time; now

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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

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to slip off

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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state of emergency; emergency; crisis

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proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)

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revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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ambition; aspiration

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to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

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as one had hoped; as one wishes

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)

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association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

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