fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
economic; financial; fiscal
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
to accept; to receive; to agree
such; like that; that sort of
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
particularly; only; in the case of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
House of Representatives election; lower house election
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
opposition party; the opposition
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
influence; clout; leverage
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
bureau director; office chief
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
our country; our land; one's own country
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
effective control (over territory); working control
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account