floor space index; FSI; floor area ratio; FAR; ratio of building size to lot; plot ratio
basic resident register; basic register of residents
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
job placement; employment assistance
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
other parties; other forces
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
president of the party; party leader
attendance at the House (Diet)
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)
Sunday edition of a newspaper
pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected
being on the ropes; losing ground
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
(world of the) construction industry
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
public debate; open discussion
question time (e.g. in parliament, diet, etc.); question period; time allowed for questions
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)