ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
unexpectedly; surprisingly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
nonviolence; non-violence
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
refined; admirable; superb
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
root; joint; base; crotch
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
example; illustration; precedent
too many to count; too numerous to mention
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention