along; parallel to; in accordance with
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
right (to do something); authority; power
open; public; official; overt
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
this university; this educational establishment
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
estimate (of costs); budget
declaration; statement; proclamation
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with