last week; the week before
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
special election; by-election
election; selection; choice
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
urban transport; urban transit
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
district; section; sector
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance