deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
cabinet reshuffle; cabinet shake-up
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
postwar period; period after Second World War
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
ability; capability; skill
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
single word; a few words; brief comment
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
small shot bar with an all-female staff
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
while; during; while; although; all; both
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to prevent; to take precautions
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties