blue ballot (representing an opposition vote)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
within; inside of; less than
en masse resignation of the cabinet
notice; attention; observation
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
commander; general; leader
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to lose a seat (in an election)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to make an appeal to the confidence of
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
and; thereupon; because of that
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow