standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
independence movement; mutually independent
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
state governor; governor of a state
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
enactment; establishment; creation
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
heavy concentration; overconcentration
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)