purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
almost; roughly; approximately
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
interior; inside; internal
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
coalition cabinet; coalition government
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
general public; the masses
reality; actuality; hard fact
process; course; mechanism
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
action of making something; -ification
the political party to which one belongs
construction; establishment
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
how; in what way; how about
settlement; solution; resolution
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
some people; a few people; several people
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
hard life; life of austerity
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry