to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
to turn towards; to point
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
to thrust before; to thrust at
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
raising an army; launching business
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
due form; official; formality
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that