prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
cut; reduction; curtailment
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
reform; reformation; reorganization
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
how; in what way; how about; questionable