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this time; now

6

determination; conviction

1

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

11

this (current) year

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

7

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

6

exposure; disclosure

1

like; as if; the same as

2

direct action

2

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

2

democracy

1

observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

1

like; as if; the same as

2

weak attitude

1

Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

11

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

3

and (also); both ... and; as well as

7

Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

2

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

3

House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

1

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

2

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

2

steamroller voting; steamrollering

3

synopsis; outline; plot

1

do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

5

participation; joining; entry; adherence

9

school friend

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

14

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

2

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

5

injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

1

sabotage

1

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

2

attack; charge; raid

8

flying column; detached force

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

8

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

5

the old left (school of thought)

1

political party

1

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

22

anxiety; concern; fear

2

approval; endorsement

1

ordinary people; general public; public at large

1