政府　「平成」に代わる「新元号」発表へ

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

決定

Decision, determination

政府

Government, administration

長官

Secretary (government), director, chief

新しい

New, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern

午前

Morning, a.m

時半

About an hour, short time; half past (the hour)

平成

Heisei era (1989.1.8- )

元号

Era name

官房

Government secretariat

政府

Government, administration

午前

Morning, a.m

時半

About an hour, short time; half past (the hour)

官邸

Official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

総理

Prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier; leading, overseeing, leader, overseer, president

意見

Opinion, view, comment

開く

To open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.), to give, to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root), to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

求める

To want, to wish for; to request, to demand; to seek, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job); to purchase, to buy

会

Meeting, assembly, party; association, club

人

Person

新

New, neo-; gregorian calendar; xin (dynasty of china)

懇談

Informal talk

に対し

Towards, against, regarding, in contrast with

有識者

Expert, knowledgeable person

元号

Era name

原案

Original plan, original bill, motion, draft, draught

意見

Opinion, view, comment

上

From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)

議長

Chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

盾

Shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext

衆議院

Lower house, house of representatives

参議院

House of councillors

聴取

Listening, hearing, audition; radio reception

行う

To perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

流れ

Stream, current, flow; course of events

後

After

決定

Decision, determination

全

All, whole, entire, complete, overall; pan-, omni-, toti-

新

New, neo-; gregorian calendar; xin (dynasty of china)

協議

Conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation

その後

After that, afterwards, thereafter

閣僚

Cabinet ministers

閣議

Cabinet meeting

元号

Era name

決定

Decision, determination

午前

Morning, a.m

時半

About an hour, short time; half past (the hour)

由来

Origin, source, history, derivation, reason, destiny

元号

Era name

出典

Source (e.g. quotation), authority

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

長官

Secretary (government), director, chief

菅

Sedge (cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus carex)

官房

Government secretariat

行う

To perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

続く

To continue, to last, to go on; to continue (without a break), to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin; to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to; to hold out, to keep, to last

向ける

To turn towards, to point

記者

Reporter

国民

Nation, nationality, people, citizen

正午

Noon, mid-day

大臣

Cabinet minister

会見

Interview, audience

総理

Prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier; leading, overseeing, leader, overseer, president

談話

A talk, conversation

読み上げる

To read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll