to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan)
electoral district; precinct
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
end; close; finish; termination
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
vote against; no vote; nay
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
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager