prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
proposal; offer; request; application
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
time; hour; period; class
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
first thing in the afternoon
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
great hurry; great haste; rush
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bento; Japanese box lunch