to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
television star; TV star; telly-celeb
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
election; selection; choice
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
that's true; of course; obviously
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
direct connection; direct link
candidate (for an election)
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
gathering votes; garnering votes; pulling in votes; ballot collection; vote-counting
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people