Vocabulary

mainland; the country proper

physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics

racecourse; race track

Imperial reign

economic research institute

public prosecutor

present stage; current phase

general affairs department (bureau); executive section

prison sentence (without a stay of execution)

returning; giving back

fierce fight; close contest

parent company

cubic meter

pontoon bridge; floating bridge

deposits and savings; bank account

most favored nation; most favoured nation; MFN

place near the mountains

net worth; owned capital

actual; real; true

type of occupation; occupational category

top part; surface

upper stream; upper course; upper reaches

standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)

decoration; ornament; trimmings

food; foodstuff

believer; adherent; devotee; follower

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

psychology

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

proposal; offer; request; application

relatives; one's family

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

hydrogen (H)

water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

post-natal; since birth

ecology; life and habits (of an animal)

customs; customs house

point of tangency; point of contact

tongue