growth rate; elongation percentage
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
minister of state; cabinet minister (in Japan)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
counter for generations; epoch
firm; strong; solid; stable
organizational capability; organisational capability
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
influential person; man of importance
acceleration; speeding up
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
good policy; wise policy; best plan
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
right beside; close to; nearby
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to be photographed; to be projected
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to form a pair; to pair up
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time