collapse of the medical care system; medical care breakdown
Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
bright; shining; clear; evident
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
confidential; secret; classified
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
to leave a dish half-eaten
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
black-market lending; illegal loan
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
cluster; clique; faction; fan group
charming; bewitching; coquettish
remote (work, device, etc.)
city planning; urban planning; town planning
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
various places; several sources
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
omitted character; omitted letter
marriage fraud; fake marriage
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry