book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
modesty; humility; being humble
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
general election (of the lower house)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
resignation (from a position)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
opinion; intention; thought
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
preference; priority; precedence
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
degree of familiarity; popularity
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to increase; to add to; to augment
popular will; will of the people
autonomy; right of self-government
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
ten; 10; ten years of age
one by one; one each; one at a time
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill