to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
due form; official; formality
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be prolonged; to drag on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
making one's best exertions
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000,000; one hundred million
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
hello; good day; good afternoon
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(another's) daughter; young lady
general election (of the lower house)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
sound of something falling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you