to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
producer (film, TV, etc.)
another thing; exception; special case
graduation ceremony; commencement
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
administration of an oath
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
election campaign strategy; election tactics
(committee) chairman; president
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
riding together; riding with
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to take over; to hand over
Diet member who succeeded a parent; Diet member who comes from a family of politicians; (lit.) hereditary Diet member
highlighter; highlighter pen
a rival horse or candidate
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
unaffiliated voters; floating voters; swinging voters
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
electoral district; precinct
influential person; man of importance
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
degree of familiarity; popularity
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
opinion; point of view; visual point
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
postwar period; period after Second World War
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous