anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)
ticket (e.g. for a traffic violation)
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
interviewee; subject of an interview
(baggage) checking; temporary custody
secession from a political party
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
disturbance of consciousness
local news section; the city desk
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
traffic division (of a police department)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
important matter; matters of weight
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt