Vocabulary

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

pity; sympathy; compassion; mercy

sincerity; true heart; devotion

growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising

imitation; copying

abbreviation; acronym

circulation (esp. of documents); sending round

bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

original (text)

state-sponsored; national

remaining money

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles

buoyancy; floating power

feudalism

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be nonplussed

way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)

extracurricular

close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry

rainfall; precipitation

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

hem; (trouser) cuff; shirttail; bottom (of a kimono); train (of a dress)

heir; inheritor

hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor

written language; literary language

square (e.g. metre)

Japanese text; sentence in Japanese

hint; suggestion; clue; implication

doctor's visit; house call

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury

thrift; economy; frugality

total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

errand; mission; going on an errand

temporary absence from school

praise; glorification; extolment

crossroads; intersection