solar radiation; insolation
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
southern part; the south (of a region)
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
intensity of solar radiation; quantity of solar radiation; flux of insolation
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
year on year; on the previous year
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
articles of incorporation; company statute
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
saltpan; field for drying salt
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
proposed site; site chosen
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
on the sea; surface of the sea
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
each newspaper; every newspaper
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program