good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
desperation; self-abandonment
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
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
to be full of pride; to be boastful
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
political measures; policy
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all