demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
factory; plant; mill; workshop
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
parliamentarian; member of a congress
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
telecommunications; correspondence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
natural voice (without a microphone)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
learned at ...; acquired at ...
second coming; second advent
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
improvement of relations; rapprochement
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
attendance; presence; appearance
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
demotion; relegation; downgrading
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to stick it out (until the end)
encryption; encipherment; password protection
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts