complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
local election; regional elections
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
government sources; official quarters
news bureau; press bureau
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
being open but having virtually no business
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
special investigation department
current administration; present government
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
cluster; clique; faction; fan group
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
District Public Prosecutor's Office
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
source of funds; resources; finances
parliamentarian; member of a congress
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
neglecting; leaving alone
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
sudden impulse; passing fancy
(criminal) investigation headquarters