represent a break from 〜からの脱却を示すMr. Fukuda, sometimes described as a foreign policy dove who has long emphasized the importance of building strong ties with China and the rest of Asia, represents a break from the nationalist Mr. A…

back taxes 未払いの税金、追徴金 Its most controversial provision, which eventually killed it in the House, would have allowed people who had been in the United States illegally for five or more years to become legal residents if they paid …

引き際、引き時 Unlike Mr Abe, Mr Koizumi timed his departure well.見え透いた言い訳をする make a flimsy excuse forTwo days later he stood down on the flimsiest of excuses: that Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of…