Vocabulary

Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet

dividing line; intermediate line

executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee

egg-laying hen; layer

maintenance of public order; maintaining security

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

monthly mean; monthly average

annual average; annual mean

central government ministries and agencies

rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection

road maintenance; road improvement

building certification; building confirmation

managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability

prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting

Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

stock trading; stock transactions; share trading

intergenerational

Self-Defense Force mission; Self-Defense Force dispatch

Free Trade Agreement

Weil's disease (severe form of leptospirosis); Weil's syndrome

syphilis

syphilis

watch your step; slippery floor

floor tile

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

all night; the whole night

pre-cum; pre-ejaculate; Cowper's fluid

Cowper's gland; bulbourethral gland

bulbourethral gland; Cowper's gland

information centre (center)

green-sand casting; casting metal with a green-sand mould

airflow; air flow; air volume

editorial committee member; editorial board member; senior staff writer (of a newspaper)

shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.)

shingling using thick roof shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. shrine buildings, noh stages, etc.)

thick roof shingle (1-3 cm thick, used for shrine buildings and noh stages)

hipped roof; hip roof; hipped roof construction; hip roof construction

beehive

system that allows for the construction of highways and buildings in the same space