general election (of the lower house)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
two persons; two people; pair; couple
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
national defence; national defense
pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
home area; home town; local
originally; by nature; from the start
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
association; union; guild
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
go that far; to that extent
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity