republicanism; cooperation; working together
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
leadership competition; power struggle
very short-lived regime; very brief reign; (lit.) (Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
approximation; having a close resemblance
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
popular uprising; mass uprising
major progress; huge advance
barque (sailing ship with three or more masts); bark; bark (of a tree, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
succession; continuation; series; sequence
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
retention; maintenance; preservation
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to lose sight of; to miss
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
change; transformation; inversion
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
law of conservation of mass