equality; impartiality; evenness
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
democracy; democratic nation
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
healthy; sound; wholesome
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
forevermore; for eternity
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
expressing one's mind; speaking out
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to happen to have on hand or in stock
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
head; brains; intellect; understanding
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
in the ministry; in the department
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless