member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how long; how far; how much
management; administration; operation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
social; societal; societary
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
middle-of-the-roaders; neutrals
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
faction; denomination; communion
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
ago; since; before; previous
riskiness; (level of) danger
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little