the two houses of legislature
worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
referral fee; introduction fee
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
travelling alone; solitary journey
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
humiliation; shame; loss of face
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
precocious; precocious child
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
please sit down; please have a seat
marshy rice field or paddy
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
six; sixth (interval, chord)
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)