reduced budget; budgetary austerities
casting and counting votes
Cabinet Information Research Office
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
four-of-a-kind (poker hand)
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
change of government; regime change
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
when; at what moment; what time
remittance; sending money
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
encryption; encipherment; password protection
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
film released direct-to-video
photography; taking photographs
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing