soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
House of Councillors election
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
name; given name; first name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
looks; personal appearance; features
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
that is to say; so that means
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
really; truly; indeed; good grief
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
election campaign strategy; election tactics
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
winning one's first election; being elected for the first time
eligibility for election; suffrage
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
simply; merely; only; solely
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
only; merely; but; no more than
degree of familiarity; popularity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
good impression; favorable impression
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)