Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
mature woman; middle-aged woman
words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
discount price; special offer price
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
to stand by; to be on standby
civil affairs; civil case
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
heart attack; myocardial infarction
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
exorcism rite; purification
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
successful bid; winning a tender