Vocabulary

plot of land; lot; soil

program (e.g. TV); programme

sale; sales; selling; marketing

two; 2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

the same day

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent

investment

pitcher

agriculture; farming

south

voting; ballot; poll; vote

east

Tokyo

movement; move; motion

dispatch; despatch; deployment

judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication

judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned

at that time; in those days

beginning; start; outset

Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

Japanese person

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

background; scenery; backdrop; setting

woman; female

woman; girl

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast

population

popularity; public favor

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

future; (future) prospects

clerk; secretary

House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly

residence; housing; residential building

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population