meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
legislature; legislative body
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
both houses of parliament
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
but; however; provided that
income; receipts; revenue
member of the Lower House
dissolution of the lower house of parliament
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
member of the House of Councillors
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
electoral district; precinct
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
holding another position; serving concurrently as; concurrent position
coincident with; while; simultaneously
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity
during a session (of the legislature)
session (of a legislature)
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
release; liberation; acquittal
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
lack of responsibility; absence of liability
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
outside congress; non-parliamentary; non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital