event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
power of the state; government authority
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
source (for a news article, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
on the occasion of; at the time of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
source of information; intelligence source; message source
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
perfect; complete; flawless
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
consequently; as a result
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview