decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
revised budget; supplementary budget
question and answer session
crisis in a battle; death
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
using together (jointly); used at the same time
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
faction; denomination; communion
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
older brother and younger sister
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
remembrance; recollection; recognition
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness