relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
systematic; organized; organizational
to insult someone behind their back
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
headrest (esp. on a car seat)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
recommendation; referral; endorsement
distrust of politics; political uncertainty
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
social; societal; societary
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
pharmaceutical (drug) company
approval; license; licence; permission