Vocabulary

amount of tax

taxation business

coal

getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching

close contest; close match; close game; close race

opportunity; chance; occasion; time

despair; hopelessness

battlefield; battleground

washing; laundry

precedent

complete victory

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice

formation of a cabinet

monk; priest

Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

roots of grass; places hidden from sight

running

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

dignity; majesty; sanctity

band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

commanding officer

outline; summary; gist; basic points

great difference; big difference; wide margin

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

subject; theme

table; desk

oppression; suppression; pressure

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

well-known

plain; simple; subdued; sober

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)

centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; hub

injection; jab; shot

writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings

polite; courteous; civil

discipline; punishment; reprimand

neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town