fourth day of the month; four days
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)
Shenyang (China) (formerly Mukden)
national border; provincial border
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
river; stream; River; the ... river
only; merely; but; no more than
member of the Lower House
chief; main; principal; major
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
government; administration
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
the following week; the next week
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
counter for books; volume
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)