election; selection; choice
form of government; system of government; polity
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
just because; even if; even though
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
(political) administration; political power
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
novel; original; new; innovative
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
complete; whole; perfect; safe
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
praise; glorification; extolment
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
secretary (government); director; chief
freedom; free man; free woman
what would (you) do?; what to do about it