political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
administration (of medicine)
situation room; crisis management office
to put into effect; to put into practice
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
job; work; duties; trade; skill
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
foreign enemy; outside invader
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
to name; to call; to christen; to term
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to break the silence; to break one's silence
very interesting; of great interest
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
water damage; flood disaster
all over Japan; throughout Japan
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
medical care; medical treatment
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to search for; to seek for; to look for
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money