to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
dealing with; coping with
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
National Security Council
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
third day of the month; three days
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be needed; to be wanted
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
member of the Lower House
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
decision; determination; resolution
on the occasion of; at the time of