announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
31st day of the month; 31 days
above-mentioned; above-named; above
gross domestic product; GDP
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
cooking; food preparation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling