transport administration; transportation administration
Cabinet Secretariat classified fund; secret Cabinet expenses
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
crisp, unwrinkled banknote
pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected
antisubmarine patrol plane
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
dreadnought class (of warship)
interviewee; subject of an interview
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
rebate; commission; kickback
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
political organization; political organisation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
every single word and phrase; each and every word
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
robbery; robbery case; burglary
important matter; matters of weight
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
celebrity; personality; prominent figure