field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
House of Good Sense (nickname of the House of Councillors)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
to take over; to hand over
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
custom; habit; customary practice
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
election; selection; choice
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Yokomichi Takahiro (1941.1-)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation
estimate (of costs); budget
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
chief; main; principal; important
number one; first; best; most; game; round
many; much; plenty; hardly