economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games (1962-1964)
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
head wind; adverse wind; opposition; objection; dissension
room for breast-feeding; nursing room
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of melds)
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
Chinese-style fried chicken topped with chopped scallions and sweet vinegar and soy sauce
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
chief superintendent (police)
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
Ursa Major (constellation)
Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded
distrust of politics; political uncertainty
Cabinet Information Research Office