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政治

せいじ

politics, government (N)

政治家

せいじか

politician, statesman (N)

じょうけ

condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements (N)

総理大臣

そうりだいじん

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet govt), premier (N)

国外

こくがい

outside the country (N)

関心

かんしん

concern, interest (N)

報道

(〜を)ほうどう(する)

information, report, journalism, news (N);


to report, cover (an event) (するV);

地球温暖化

ちきゅうおんだんか

global warming (N, するV)

貧困

ひんこん

poor, needy (なAdj, AdjN, N, のAdj);


lacking, meager (なAdj, AdjN, N);

地域

ちいき

area, region (N)

リーダーシップをとる

leadership (N);

注目

(〜に)ちゅうもく(する)

notice, attention, observation (N, するV)

民主主義

みんしゅしゅぎ

democracy (N, のAdj)

国会

こっかい

National Diet, parliament, congress (N, のAdj, Abbrv)

衆議院

しゅうぎいん

lower house, House of Representatives (N)

参議院

さんぎいん

Upper House, House of Councilors (N)

選挙

せんきょ

election (N, するV, のAdj)

議員

ぎいん

member of the Diet, congress or parliament (N)

選挙戦

せんきょせん

election campaign/race (N)

立候補

(〜に)りっこうほ(する)

announcing candidacy, becoming a candidate, bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup) (N, するV)

候補者

こうほしゃ

candidate, applicant (N)

地縁

ちえん

territorial relationship, regional bond, territorial connection (N)

血縁

けつえん

blood relative or relationship, consanguinity (N, のAdj)

えん

fate, destiny (esp as a mysterious force that binds 2 people together);


relationship (ie. b/w 2 people), bond, link, connection;


family ties, affinity;


opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a rship); (N)

繋がり

つながり(いつもかなで書く)

connection, link, relationship (N)

出身校

しゅっしんこう

one's old school/university, alma mater, the school/university one attended (N)

知り合い

しりあい

acquaintance (N)

親戚

しんせき

relative, relation, kin (N)

看板

かんばん

signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate;


draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead;


reputation (of a shop);


appearance, look;


closing time; (N)

経歴

けいれき

personal history, career (N, するV)

アピール

appeal (ie. to public opinion), plea, request;


appeal (ie. sex appeal), attractiveness, allure;


appeal (ie. in baseball);


emphasizing (strong points, etc.), showing off, calling attention to, playing up, using as a selling point; (N, するV)

テレビタレント

television talent (N)

教授

きょうじゅ

professor;


teaching, instruction; (N, するV, のAdj)

当選

(~に)とうせん(する)

being elected, getting elected;


being selected (to win a prize, etc.);


winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); (N, するV)

落選

(~に)らくせん(する)

election loss, rejection (N, するV)

改正

(~を)かいせい(する)

revision, amendment, alteration (N, するV, のAdj)

政策

せいさく

political measure, policy (N)

演説

(~を)えんぜつ(する)

speech, address (N, するV)

選挙演説

せんきょえんぜつ

campaign speech (N)

後を継ぐ

(~の)あとをつぐ

to succeed (someone), take over from, pick up the torch, follow in someone's footsteps (Expr, GV)

二世

にせい

second-generation (ie. JP, Korean, etc.), foreigner of JP parentage (N);


the Second (king, etc. of same name), second generation, junior (N, NSuf, NPrf);


son (colloq) (N);

世襲

せしゅう

hereditary, heritage (N, するV, のAdj)

勤める

(~を)つとめる

to work (for), be employed (at), serve (in);


to conduct a religious service; (IchV, TV)

漸く

ようやく(いつもかなで書く)

finally, at last;


barely, narrowly, hardly, only just;


gradually, little by little, by degrees; (Adv)

政党

せいとう

political party (N, のAdj)

公約

こうやく

public commitment, public promise, campaign pledge, official vow (N, するV, のAdj)

政権公約

せいけんこうやく

policy statement, manifesto (N)

具体的「な」

ぐたいてき「な」

concrete, tangible, definite, specific (なAdj, AdjN)

実行

(~を)じっこう(する)

practice, practicing, performance, execution (ie. program), realization, implementation (N, するV);


to put one's ideas into action (するV);

計画

(~を)けいかく(する)

plan, project, schedule, scheme, program (N, するV)

目標

もくひょう

mark, objective, target (N)

国政

こくせい

national politics, political situation, statecraft, body politic (N, のAdj)

知事

ちじ

prefectural governer (N, のAdj)

市長

しちょう

mayor (N, のAdj)

引退

(~を/から)いんたい(する)

retire (from office, etc.) (N, するV)

代わる

(~に)かわる

to succeed, relieve, replace;


to take the place of, substitute for, take over for, represent; (GV, IV)

違反

(~に)いはん(する)

violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach (N, するV)

結びつく

(~と/に)むすびつく

to be related, be connected, be joined together;


to result in, lead to, bring about; (GV, IV)

投票

(~に)とうひょう(する)

voting, poll (N, するV, のAdj)

態度

たいど

attitude, manner, behavior (N, のAdj)

離れる

(~から)はなれる

to be separated, be apart, be distant;


to leave, go away;


to leave (a job, etc.), quit, give up;


to lose connection w/, drift away from; (IchV, IV)

一人一人

ひとりひとり

one by one, each, one at a time (TN, Suf);


each and every person (N);

責任

せきにん

duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff);


liability, onus; (N)

何時か

いつか(いつもかなで書く)

sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time (Adv)