plain; indifferent; quiet
Diet member who succeeded a parent; Diet member who comes from a family of politicians; (lit.) hereditary Diet member
left-of-center faction (group)
national land development (e.g. building infrastructure, roads, etc.)
living abroad; life overseas
still better; even better
change of heart; fickleness
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
without a holiday; nonstop
people's revolution; popular revolution
foreign travel; overseas trip
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
dysgeusia; taste disorder
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
charming; fascinating; beautiful; elegant; graceful; sweet
road maintenance; road improvement
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
spinning mill; cotton mill
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp