pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be relieved; to feel relieved
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
local governments; cities, wards, towns and villages; municipalities
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
(written) report; notification; notice
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
presenter; submitter; proposer
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
holder of multiple (e.g. dual) citizenships; dual national; dual citizen
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
report; notification; registration
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
multiple citizenship; multiple nationality
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reservation of Japanese nationality (procedure used with children born outside Japan)
visualization; visualisation
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
netizen; cybercitizen; Internet user
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited