Vocabulary

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

self-government; autonomy

material; materials; data; information; documents

middle; midway; halfway; centre; center

meeting hall; assembly hall

temporary; provisional; interim

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities; procedure / paperwork

official; formal

mutual; reciprocal

editing; compilation

at least

public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

national; founded and run by the central government

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.)

(one's) whereabouts

Emperor of Japan

reply; answer

construction work

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year

late at night

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

money order; draft

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

taxation

work (film, book)

sumo (wrestling)

application; request; petition

plural; multiple

speaker; lecturer

combination; union; joining; incorporation; amalgamation; merger

one's post; place of work; workplace

base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

Shinkansen; bullet train

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)