pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
business world; business circles; (the) industry
the (civil engineering and) construction industry
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
to count up; to enumerate
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
retiring from military service
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
general election (of the lower house)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
candidate (for an election)
small electoral district; single-member constituency
electoral district; precinct
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
Political Funds Control Law
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart