ruling party; government party; party in power; government
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
self-control; self-restraint
passion; temper; irritability
everywhere; all over; throughout
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to be manageable; to be able to handle
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to pass each other; to cross paths
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
correspondence; exchange of letters
possible; likely; probable
global scale; worldwide scale
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito