Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in the morning; during the morning
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
everywhere; all over; throughout
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
custom; habit; customary practice
prohibition; inhibition; ban
the people; citizens; the populace
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to inherit; to succeed; to take over