comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
transactions; dealings; business
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
person of culture; cultured person
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
ability to get things done
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
Minister for Foreign Affairs
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
important documents; important papers
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility