black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
questionnaire; survey; poll
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
official bulletin; communique
please be careful; please take care
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
debate; panel discussion; forum
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
split; division; break up
attendee; participant; person present
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)
fort; stronghold; fortification
preparatory phase; preparatory period
voting; ballot; poll; vote
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
legislating; legislation; passage (of a bill) into law
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
conventional forces; conventional military forces
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
one theory; one opinion; another theory
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
in session; in progress; under way; open
one's person; around one's person
softly; mildly; gently; politely
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why