to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
pure literature; belles-lettres
headquarters; head office; main office
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
however; having said that; but
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
individualist; egoist; selfish person
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
exclusivism; exclusionism
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
stale; hackneyed; cliched
man of letters; literary man
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
observation; survey; watching
suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan
secondary meaning; of secondary import
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming