one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
imperial university; university founded by the Empire of Japan between 1886 and 1939; Imperial University (name of the University of Tokyo between 1886 and 1897)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
making one's best exertions
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that