on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
buried gold; buried treasure
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
eligibility for election; suffrage
suffrage; the right to vote
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
absentee ballot; absentee voting
system; institution; organization; organisation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
special election; by-election
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to come back; to bloom a second time
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well