Vocabulary

profit; returns

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

one breath

viewing

returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)

the teaching profession

maternity leave; paternity leave

directions; instructions; orders; command

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

complaint; protest; objection; fault

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

intuition; instinct; hunch

introduction (from abroad)

grade; class; degree; rank; rating; order

enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

special skill

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

Western style

both extremities

pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously

windmill; wind turbine

appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

element; chemical element

flower bed

gap; lag; slippage

elegance; refinement; grace; dignity

signature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on); registration (of a bond)

old friend; old acquaintance

development (of film); photographic processing

confusion; mixing; merger

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

jealousy; envy

being too late; losing one's final chance

living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human)

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)

value; worth; merit

somersault; looping-the-loop

advice; warning