Vocabulary

developing country

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government

prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

Eastern Europe

east and west

south-east

natural; right; proper; just; reasonable; appropriate

report; reply; findings

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

the same month

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

the said person; he; she

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

specific; particular; designated; special

civil war

day; days

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

entering; entrance; entry

bid; tender; bidding

term of office

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

embassy

cabinet minister

adult; grown-up

majority; more than half; most (of)

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

sole; single; solo

person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)

birth (of a person); nativity

earth; ground; land; soil

(social) position; status; standing

underground; below the ground

the price of land

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

junior high school student; middle school pupil

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage