camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
voters; electorate; constituents
women's group; women's association
the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew
Diet members' office building
to choke; to have trouble breathing
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
unsuccessful candidate; defeated candidate; losing candidate
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
successful candidate; prizewinner
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to wash again; to reconsider
to be profitable; to yield a profit
educator; teacher; educationalist
to miss; to fail to get; to fail to obtain; to miss (the meaning); to misunderstand
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
completion of construction
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to blame; to find fault with
crying wine and selling vinegar; deceptive advertisement
clanging; empty; deserted
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
cigarette end; cigarette butt