election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
approval; license; licence; permission
application; request; petition
this and that; one thing and another
to blame; to find fault with
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
parliamentarian; member of a congress
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
approval and authorization; permits and licences
out of bounds; beyond the pale
cheering group; cheering squad
number; number plate; license plate
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
popular will; will of the people
written question; questionnaire
that day; the very same day
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
annotation; explanatory note; comment
head; leader; prime minister
mobilization; mobilisation
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
support; backing; patronage
25th day of the month; 25 days
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void