democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
switching over to; migration; transition
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
foreign enemy; outside invader
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
rosary; string of prayer beads
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
in succession; one by one
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
training; drill; practice; discipline
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to some extent; to a certain extent
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight