environment; circumstance
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
home area; home town; local
people; men and women; each person; everybody
secret; private; surreptitious
notice; attention; observation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
directly opposite; right in front
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
standing firm; holding out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
equality; impartiality; evenness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment