interior; inside; internal
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
faction; denomination; communion
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
great cause; moral law; justice
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
political realignment; a realignment of political parties
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
half and half; fifty-fifty
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
question and answer session
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing