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sometimes; often

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

2

launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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news

5

mulberry field

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prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

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press conference

4

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

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schedule; program; programme; agenda

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declaration; statement

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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before long

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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successively; one after another

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home area; home town; local

2

by the end of the year

1

snap election; snap general election

1

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

public opinion poll

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political party

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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opposition party; political opposition; opposition

3

leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party

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ruling party; government party; party in power; government

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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change of government; regime change

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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election campaign

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

five (long cylindrical things)

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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double; twice (as much); twofold

2

edict; public announcement

5

speech; address

2

1,000; thousand

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chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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approval rating

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proportional representation

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failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

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