last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
recommender; nominator; referee
ballot paper; voting paper
form; method; system; formula
several years; a few years
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
Committee for Election Administration
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
(losing the game to a) walk-off home run
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
I don't care what happens (after this)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of