running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
in succession; one by one
battlefield; battleground
temporary; provisional; interim
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
military-industrial complex
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
beginning (of a century, etc.)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
(political) administration; political power
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
successive generations; successive emperors
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe