Vocabulary

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

flavor; flavour; taste

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

democracy

pattern; figure; design

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

friendship

existence

(eligible) voter; elector; constituent; the electorate

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

formation; combination

blood

construction; architecture (of buildings)

building

power; authority; jurisdiction

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine

training (esp. in-service); induction course

prefectural governor

shoulder

plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor

nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation

crude oil

decrease; reduction; decline

phenomenon

present post; current office; (an) incumbent

support; backing

public hearing; trial

citizen

fairness; openness; impartiality

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo