prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
principle; theory; fundamental truth
declaration; proclamation; announcement
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
defend and maintain; support; protection
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
maintenance; preservation; improvement
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
motive power; driving force
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
trial; judgement; judgment
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief