card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
assembling a criminal case
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
attraction; lure; invitation
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
distrust of politics; political uncertainty
succession; continuation; series; sequence
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
one's post; place of work; workplace
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)