representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tide; current; tendency; trend
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
second-year student; biennial
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
candidate (for an election)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
interested person; volunteer; supporter
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
wherein; therein; thereinto
number of votes obtained (polled)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
degree of familiarity; popularity
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
billboard; advertising sign
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor