chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
House of Representatives election; lower house election
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
open criminal investigation
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
underground world; underground society
winning one's first election; being elected for the first time
former president of a company
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
exchanging business cards
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
to seize (secure) evidence
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
support group; fan club; (election) committee
Buddhist memorial service
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
relaxation; recreation; recess
to be parted from; to be separated
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)