Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
president (of a society); chairman
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
periodic; regular; routine
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
serious; severe; grave; acute
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
enactment; establishment; creation
to concern; to be related
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
member of the House of Councillors
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
materials; data; document
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing