Vocabulary

footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)

to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

storm; tempest

the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip; departing leg

serious condition; critical condition

to plan; to attempt; to devise

coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the Sun or the Moon)

learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)

space; room; gap; emptiness

step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps

old age; ageing; aging

medical examination; checkup; consultation

to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain

clothes

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation

notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

meeting; greeting; welcome

plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme

appetite (for food)

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)

living thing; living creature; animal; life

the former; the first

twins; twin

image; figure; statue; picture; portrait

title; caption; heading

top; summit; peak

edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (of software)

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious

to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder

things; everything

flour; meal; powder; dust

wall

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)