Vocabulary

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

absence; non-attendance

tuberculosis; TB

blood pressure

blood vessel; vein

month-long period; month

Monday

matter; affair; case; item; subject

medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade

adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining

prefectural office

phantom; vision; illusion; apparition

reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement

limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)

family register

the latter; the second

study of foreign languages

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

meritorious deed; services

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

(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printing type

coldness

admiration; being impressed

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); roster; cast (of a play)

comedy

captain (of an aircraft)

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

atmospheric pressure; air pressure

ceremony

engineer; technical officer