archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
hills and fields; countryside
return to work; going back to work
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
menstruation; menstrual period
taking into consideration; making allowances
public welfare; the people's livelihood
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
make no progress; remain unsettled
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
later on; eventually; afterwards
central government office; head office; this office
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage