- 区ward, district
- 統一unity; consolidation; uniformity
- コックcook; chef
- 党party, faction, clique
- 本部headquarters; head office; main office
- ダムdam
- 協co-, cooperation
- 政党political party
- バックback; rear
- 府borough, urban prefecture, govt office
- 体制order; system; structure
- うっかりcarelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
- 各each, every, either
- 民間private; non-governmental; non-official
- ぎっしりtightly (packed); densely; closely
- 委committee, entrust to, leave to
- 改正revision; amendment; alteration
- こっそりstealthily; secretly; in secret
- 査investigate
- 問い合わせinquiry; query; enquiry
- さっさとquickly; promptly; immediately
- 改reformation, change, modify
- 強化strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
- どうせanyhow; in any case; at any rate
- 再again, twice, second time
- 連合union; combination; alliance
- めっきりremarkably; noticeably; considerably
- 県prefecture
- 実力(real) ability; true strength; merit
- すっきりrefreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly
- 村village, town
- 中間middle; midway; halfway
- ずらすto shift; to move; to slide
- 団group, association
- 公共public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
- ずれるto slide; to slip off; to get dislocated
- 設establishment, provision, prepare
- 対策measure; step; countermeasure
- せめてat least; at most; (even) just
- 軍army, force, troops
- 長男eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
- カセットcassette (tape)
- 比compare, race, ratio
- 公式official; formal
- ストップstop
- 革leather, skin, reform
- 一定to fix; to settle; to standardize
- ダブルdouble
- 島island
- 学部department (of a university); faculty; school