darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
property; fortune; means; assets
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
democracy; democratic nation
lower house; lower legislative chamber
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
financial power; financial means; wealth
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hereditary system; hereditary succession
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
advisory body; think tank
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be imaginable; to be conceivable