fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
(temporary) closure of school
particularly; only; in the case of
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
convenience; handiness; usefulness
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
though; notwithstanding; although
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
whole number; all; total; complete; diploid
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
surveillance system; monitoring system
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
region; limits; stage; level