皇室典範改正案 養子の男の子に皇位継承資格 審議で論点に

imperial family; royalty

1. several; a number of 2. quantity; amount

1. securing; obtaining; ensuring; guarantee; maintaining 2. belay; belaying

Imperial Household Law

reform bill; reform proposal; amendment

government; administration

ruling party; government party; party in power; government

1. National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-) 2. Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947)

1. formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence 2. conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); approval; completion; closing; enacting; arrangement

1. to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on 2. to go toward; to head for

1. policy; course; plan (of action); principle 2. magnetic needle

opposition party; political opposition; opposition

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1. to go out to meet 2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.)

Old Imperial Family; former Imperial family; eleven former houses of the Imperial Family stripped of membership in 1947

male lineage

youth; young man

to be born

(Japanese) imperial succession

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

different opinion; objection