Vocabulary

one yen

one country

point; dot; speck

rice cultivation; rice crop

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

permanent residence

liquid crystal

long-distance relay race

(military) expedition; campaign

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across; intersecting (e.g. a railway track)

rooftop

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

collection of waka poems; anthology

fire; conflagration

fireworks

course; curriculum

overwork; strain

analysis; analytical study

crying from vexation; tears of regret

election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)

seawater; saltwater

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

eating out; dining out

external communication

outfielder

probability; likelihood; chances

(school) class

remittance; sending money; transferring money

increase in yield

molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction

diversification

times at bat

dealing with; coping with

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

retirement; resignation; stepping down

most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work

large-scale work; voluminous work

battalion