Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
proportionally represented constituency
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
House of Councillors election
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
capable; able; talented; promising
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
equality before the law; equality under the law
per person; per capita; per head
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
double; twice (as much); twofold
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
urban area; urban district
depopulation; declining population
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
serious; severe; grave; acute
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
generation; the world; the age
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
notice; attention; observation
decimal point; radix point
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
while; even though; despite