general election (of the lower house)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
one party; one faction; one clique
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
vocational school; technical school
founder; organizer; organiser
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Nakamura Mitsuo (1911.2.5-1988.7.12)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
government office; agency; board
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
disaster; calamity; misfortune
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
Murou Saisei (1889.8.1-1962.3.26)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
complete works; complete collection; complete series
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work