In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
The wife and son of the statesman died three years ago.
その政治家は三年前に妻と息子に死なれた。
He has fund of information about world politics.
彼には国際政治に関する情報の蓄積がある。
Fiscal austerity is considered to be an answer to the rampant inflation.
激しいインフレに対処するには、緊縮財政が必要だと考えられている。
That politician won't meet you unless you grease his palm.
あの政治家に会うつもりなら、袖の下を使わない限り駄目だね。
Besides being a great statesman, Sir Winston Churchill was a great writer.
サー・ウィンストン・チャーチルは偉大な政治家であっただけでなく、偉大な作家でもあった。
We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.
我々は財政的に困窮していた。要するに破産したのだ。
The government must enforce the law immediately.
政府は法律を施行しなければならない。
The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.
The city was put in a difficult financial situation.
市は財政上困難な情勢に立たされた。
The political systems of Britain and Japan have a great deal in common.
イギリスと日本とは、政治の仕組みにかなり共通点がある。
Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.
だが、レーガン政権と最高裁判所に潰される前でさえ、ＯＳＨＡは茶番であった。
He never forgot his ambition to become a great politician.
彼は大政治家になりたいという大望を忘れたことはなかった。
This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
この政策は結局物価の高騰を引き起こした。
The Recruit scandal is a corruption scandal concerning public officials and politicians who accepted as bribes undisclosed shares from the RecruitCoscom company. The shares had been rising steadily.
The government adopted strong measures to fight inflation.
政府はインフレに対するために強硬な措置をとった。
The government had to alter its foreign policy.
政府は外交政策を変更せざるをえなかった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
The government is determined to put an end to terrorism.
政府はテロ撲滅の決意を固めている。
Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And whi
To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
