our country; our land; one's own country
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
companion; partner; spouse
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
intensification; aggravation
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
right (to do something); authority; power
radical party; extremists
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
force (bulldoze) one's way through
party-internal; within the party
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
government service; the bureaucracy
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate