light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
by means of; due to; because of; according to
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
prevention; precaution; protection against
talk; conversation; dialogue
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for generations; epoch
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
sphere; circle; range; category
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
lower house; lower legislative chamber
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament