(the) executive; administration; leadership
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
opposition party; the opposition
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to tumble down; to roll down
acting leader (usu. of a party)
to call out; to ask someone to come
elliptical shape; oval shape
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
praise and censure; public criticisms
political realignment; a realignment of political parties
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
dissolution of a (political) party
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
precarious situation; precarious state
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
Meiji Constitution; Constitution of the Empire of Japan
revision; amendment; alteration
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)