first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
political situation; political affairs
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
at that time; in those days
(political) administration; political power
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to complain; to make a complaint
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
election tour; election campaign; stumping
every place; various places
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
influence (on someone); inspiration
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction