guess; speculation; supposition
to keep standing; to stand motionless
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
correction; revision; amendment
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
hooting; jeering; heckling
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
electronic voting; e-voting
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
ballot paper; voting paper
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to be full of pride; to be boastful
affable; sociable; friendly
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
political measures; policy
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
very much; very many; more and more
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
appointment; assignment; promotion
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress