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political measures; policy

5

group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

5

running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

2

opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

operator; manager; administrator

1

student of a women's college; female university student

1

who

1

angry face (countenance)

1

to straighten oneself

1

Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

1

swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird

5

fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice

1

very deeply

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure

1

eligibility for election

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

2

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

reliable; authentic

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

the same generation; coeval

1

izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks

1

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

1

drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

2

disappointment; let-down

1

charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood

1

enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents

1

to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

1

raid; attack; assault

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

to resort to violence

1

way (of doing); manner; method

1

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1