ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
match; game; bout; contest
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
pair; two kinds; two ways
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
but; however; provided that
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
Junichiro Koizumi (1942.1.8-), the 56th Prime Minister of Japan
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
Masuzoe Youichi (1948.11-)
Hosokawa Morihiro (1938.1-)
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
large number (of); many; majority
to increase; to add to; to augment
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
nature; property; disposition
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future