Prime Minister's official residence
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
government and municipal offices; public agencies
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
being in one's room (office, etc.)
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
classified information; top secret
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
ID card; identification card
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
while being out of the office or away from home
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
confidentially; privately; off the record
encryption; encipherment; password protection
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
answering machine; answer phone
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
nightlife; night amusements
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
public safety; public welfare
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness