Tobira - Lesson 14

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• せいじ politics
• せいじか politician
• じょうけん conditions
• そうりだいじん Prime Minister
• こくがい outside the country
• かんしん concern; interest
• ほうどう news report; press story
• ほうどうする to cover (an event); report
• ちきゅうおんだんか global warming
• ひんこん poverty
• ちいき area; region
• リーダーシップ leadership
• リーダーシップをとる to act as leader (Phr)
• ちゅうもく attention
• みんしゅしゅぎ democracy
• こっかい National Diet
• しゅうぎいん Lower House; House of Representatives
• さんぎいん Upper House; House of Councilors
• せんきょ election
• ぎいん member of the Diet, Congress or Parliament
• せんきょせん election campaign/race
• りっこうほ candidacy
• こうほしゃ candidate
• ちえん territorial connection
• けつえん blood relationship/tie
• つながり connection; link; relationship
• しゅっしんこう alma mater
• しりあい acquaintance
• しんせき relative
• かんばん advertising sign/display
• けいれき personal history; career
• アピール appeal
• テレビタレント TV personality/talent
• きょうじゅ professor
• とうせん getting elected; winning a price
• らくせん failing to be elected
• かいせい amendment; revision (of rules, law, etc.)
• せいさく policy; political measures
• えんぜつ (political) speech
• あとをつぐ to follow in someone's footsteps
• にせい second generation
• せしゅう heredity
• つとめる to serve; fill a post
• ようやく finally
• せいとう political party
• こうやく public commitment/promise
• ぐたいてき concrete; tangible; definite
• じっこう action; execution
• じっこうする to put (one's) ideas into action
• けいかく plan; planning
• もくひょう aim; target
• こくせい national politics
• ちじ governor
• しちょう mayor
• いんたい retirement (from office, etc.)
• かわる to take the place of; replace
• いはん violation (of a law, a rule, etc.)
• むすびつく to be connected/related
• とうひょう vote
• たいど attitude; manner
• はなれる to move away; separate
• ひとりひとり each and every person
• せきにん responsibility
• いつか some day; one day
• とうろん debate; discussion
• さんかしゃ participant
• しかい（しゃ） moderator; chairperson
• いちどう all present
• せんきょけん right to vote
• ぜんいん all members
• うなずく to nod
• むとうは political independents
• むかんしん apathetic; indifferent
• しじ support; back up
• にんきとうひょう popularity contest
• しんけん serious; earnest
• はなしがあわない to disagree with (each other)
• じき time; period; season
• ない within
• ふんいき atmosphere; mood
• とうじつ that day; the day (of an event)
• もうひとつ another; one more
• だいとし metropolis; large city
• へんけん prejudice; narrow view
• はんえい reflection
• いろんな colloquial form of 色々な
• しょくぎょう occupation
• ひょうか evaluation; value
• ぎろん argument; discussion

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