eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Minister of the Environment
member of the House of Councillors
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
labour movement; labor movement
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
the same; the said; likewise
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
influential person; man of importance
prefectural assembly member
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
form; shape; figure; visage
prefectural government; prefectural administration
taking part (in planning); participation
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to repeat; to be frequent
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch