dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
inundation; submersion; flood
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
Minister for Foreign Affairs
friction; discord; strife
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
resignation (from a position)
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
right to dissolve (e.g. the Diet)
to attract interest; to capture attention
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
ministries and government offices; the authorities
stopping functioning; being out of service
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
that country; (arch.) nirvana
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between