Vocabulary

old person; elderly person; senior citizen

Committee of the National Diet

this year; this fiscal year; this school year

Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)

final; eventual; ultimate

on the left as one faces (it)

(the) executive; administration; leadership

special investigation

association; federation

consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak

successive championships

labor union; labour union; trade union

reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation; compromise; mediation; rapprochement

bay; gulf; inlet

once; one time; on one occasion

original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

genuine; real; authentic; standard; orthodox

originally; primarily

flavor; flavour; taste

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

democracy

pattern; figure; design

only; sole; unique

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

friendship

existence

(eligible) voter; elector; constituent; the electorate

famous; well-known

surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time

deposit; bank account

main cause; primary factor

next month

coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution

travel; trip; journey

green

ethics; morals

pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation