excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
USB flash drive; USB memory stick; thumb drive
head; leader; prime minister
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
first (of its kind) in Japan
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
regular customer; general audience; general public
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
personal identification number; PIN; password number
computerized tomography; CT
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
public and private; official and personal; government and people