distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
novel; original; new; innovative
party-internal; within the party
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
reform; reformation; reorganization
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
next term; next period; next version; next release
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
enterprise; business; company; corporation
bank; banking institution
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
digital versatile disc; DVD
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to fall flat; to fall face down
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot