Tokyo Imperial University
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
winning one's first election; being elected for the first time
Director General of Science and Technology Agency
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
Administrative Management Agency
expiration of term of office
to come to an end; to close the curtain
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
chief; main; principal; important
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
number of votes polled; poll votes
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
that year; same year; same age
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
one's whole life; one's lifetime
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
phantom; vision; illusion
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
printing; impression; issue
original text; source book; draft
spring water; clear (pure) water
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
publishing house; publishing office
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
second day of the month; two days
without permission; without notice
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy