Vocabulary

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

reimportation; reimport; reverse import; importing back

ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)

word of mouth

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering

engineering; engineering works

school gate

outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic

high fever

national policy

state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country

national expenditure; government spending; public funds

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

blackboard

erosion control

chain; chains

national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners)

another showing (of a play)

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

index (in a book)

noise (usu. unpleasant)

chatting; idle talk

road approaching a shrine

mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

start of work; commencement; opening

fingertip; finger

purple; violet

event; phenomenon; matter

clerk; office worker; office staff

officials in charge

being out of time; passing the deadline

autonomy; self-control; self-discipline

notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.)

ripening (of a crop)

menstruation; menstrual period