Vocabulary

to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure

indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling

water's surface

subject (of study); course of study

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior

front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth

cargo; freight

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; page

carving; engraving; sculpture

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

copper (Cu)

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going

ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)

deadline; closing; cut-off

literature

eruption; volcanic eruption

hot spring

after this; from now on; hereafter

night; nighttime

peninsula

sales; demand

agricultural produce

departure; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30)

judge; judiciary

huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large

archipelago; chain of islands

father and mother; parents

site; plot; lot; grounds

government office; public office

first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking; leading; eminent

easy; simple

young people; youth; the younger generation

existence; being; life; survival

South America

notice; notification; report; posting