Vocabulary

idle complaint; grumble

to start; to begin; to commence

to resemble closely

copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript

social life; social intercourse

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

near oneself; close to one; familiar

conquest; subjugation

constellation

to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear

to read out; to read aloud; to call out

to be contrary (to); to go against; to run counter (to); to contradict; to be opposite (to)

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

of course; certainly; naturally

profit; returns

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand

enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

special skill

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

innocent; simple-minded

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

Western style

both extremities

to line up; to put in a row

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

windmill; wind turbine

element; chemical element

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

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

one breath

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)

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

foolish; stupid; silly

maternity leave; paternity leave