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Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

deliberation

House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1. middle of the road; centrism; moderation; golden mean 2. the middle (of what one is doing); half-way

reform; reformation; reorganization

1. union; alliance; combination 2. RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

member of the Lower House

1. fixed number; quorum (for an assembly) 2. constant; invariable

cut; reduction; curtailment

1. law; act; principle 2. method

1. idea; plan; proposal; suggestion; (government) bill 2. draft; rough copy

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

1. to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home) 2. to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight

Imperial Household Law

reform bill; reform proposal; amendment

1. to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward 2. to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath