prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
in the hospital; hospitalized
hospital gown; patient gown
war; battle; match; game; competition
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
ardent; passionate; vehement
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to paint (draw) a picture
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
incisor (esp. in humans); grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth
mausoleum; imperial court
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
every person; each one; everybody
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
what sort of; what kind of; what way
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
scandal; deplorable event