text; provisions (act, treaty)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
declaration; statement; proclamation
student (esp. a university student)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
one's physical safety; personal security
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one's assessment of the situation
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
despotic government; autocracy
good; goodness; right; virtue
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to get strong; to gain strength
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
such; like that; that sort of; very
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration