Meanings

State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy

State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform

State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization

having no idea

this office

being projected to win

hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)

drug czar

to have something (likely) come to mind

unredeemed article

mortgagee

compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products)

mortgage debtor

immunocompetent cell

not exactly correct, but pretty close to it

for the present

failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

mortgage arrangements

to whom it may concern

affected party