as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
snap election; snap general election
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
member of the Lower House
general election (of the lower house)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to order; to command; to appoint
expiration of term of office
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
during; for the duration of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
both houses of parliament
ratification; confirmation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
special committee; ad hoc committee
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
commencing with; including
mass communication; mass media
degree of attention; profile
not limited to; not just ...
tendency; trend; inclination
atomic energy; nuclear power
countryside revitalisation (revitalization)