ruling party; government party; party in power; government
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mass communication; mass media
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
revision; amendment; alteration
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
existence; being; presence
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
head of the student council; president of the student council
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
great difference; big difference; wide margin
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
by all means; at all costs
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on