election; selection; choice
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
superiority; predominance
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
administrative organization
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
the same as something was reputed to be
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
lodging host; lodging place
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
professor; teaching; instruction
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
academic study; academic research
ebb tide; waning fortunes
to be impolite; to be discourteous
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
(while) holding a post or being in office
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...