Vocabulary

question of possession (e.g. of the Kuril Islands)

affiliate (company, organization)

split election (where two or more candidates from the same party stand)

financial aspects

member of the House of Councillors

member of the lower house; member of the House of Representatives

achievement of one's goal; goal achievement

belt grab reversal (judo)

you fool!; you idiot!

stealthy footsteps

pathetic; dreadful

front runner

to be accustomed to reading

running style (e.g. front runner)

underboob

side boob (side of a woman's breast exposed by clothing)

campaign stop; stop on a speaking tour

human rights situation; human rights condition

hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line

ending; quitting; closing

influential quarters

revolver

independent candidate

to receive too many blessings; to be excessively favoured; to be too good for

to make a false accusation; to invent a pretext for a quarrel

to close one's eyes; to sleep

find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)

tree swayed by the wind

tree swayed by the wind

regret for not appreciating one's parents when they were alive

to set upon a journey; to start travelling; to set off on a trip

to know much of the world

to have aged without having accomplished anything

to be on the brink of death

cream rises to the top; a drill in a bag (will always poke through)

someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person

to make a cutting remark; to stab someone with a short blade

silvering; silvered item

don't dwell on the past; let bygones be bygones

to lead (a man) around by the nose