June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
12th day of the month; 12 days
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
11th day of the month; 11 days
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
addition; adding; supplement
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
voting; ballot; poll; vote
something like ...; something called ...
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
for example; for instance; e.g.
winning number (e.g. in lottery); lucky number