Vocabulary

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

conquest; domination; supremacy; mastery

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; new rich; coming into wealth suddenly

political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état

while alive; during one's lifetime

life insurance

medicine manufacture; drug manufacture

sincerity; good faith

stone bridge

duty; obligation

end; finish; place to stop

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

theft; stealing; larceny

special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly

wartime fire

submarine

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

future; prospects; outlook

saint; person well-balanced morally and intellectually

the whole world

petition; complaint; (legal) brief

pair

difference; discrepancy; variation

succession

supreme ruler; generalissimo

arrival; coming; advent

mobilization; mobilisation

sympathy; compassion; pity

children's story; fairy tale

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)

poison; toxicant; venom

Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group)

rushing into; breaking into; storming

interior angle; internal angle

phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line

infielder; baseman

difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight

second; number two; runner-up