Vocabulary

political offense; political offence; political crime

suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan

regional community

to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to leave; to depart

festival

bacterium; bacteria; germ

zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group

reform; renovation

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

umbrella; parasol

summit (of a mountain)

acid

way; method; means; resource; remedy

envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions

descendant; progeny; offspring

putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available

lion

supremacy

fundraising; financing; cash flow

paying one's own expenses

confession; admission

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

performance of one's official duties

disappointment; despair

businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry

practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

sociology

editorial; leading article; leader

company name; name of a company

leased land

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

chairmanship; presidency; management

acceptance

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation

second half of the (fiscal) year

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie