offensive (movement); aggression
revised budget; supplementary budget
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
general election (of the lower house)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
raising an army; launching business
the new left (school of thought)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
conservative government; conservative administration
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
democracy; democratic nation
interest; rights; concession
about; concerning; related to; -ish
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
solid (an assured, a safe) vote; solid (assured) support
number of votes polled; poll votes
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
buried gold; buried treasure
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits