10,000,000,000; ten billion
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
large amount of money; great cost
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
number of votes obtained (polled)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
political issue (problem)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
success or failure; outcome; result
belief; faith; conviction
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
cooperation; collaboration
pointing out; identification
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
absence; disregard; indifference
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
as usual; as is one's habit
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to rush over; to run up to