to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
dismissal (from a position); discharge
array; muster; line-up; full force
optimism; taking an optimistic view
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
moule; common (blue) mussel
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
snap election; snap general election
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
trust; confidence; credence
general election (of the lower house)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to correct oneself; to restate
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
candidate (for an election)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights