Vocabulary

pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment

devil; demon; fiend

low price

exchange rate; rate of exchange

objection; dissent; protest

transfer (of one's name into another family register)

reformation; revolution; renewal

clothes; garment

education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students

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

calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild

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

really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully

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

academic year; school year