Vocabulary

specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

sen (hundredth of a yen)

virtuous mind

complete works; complete collection; complete series

total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal

two periods; two terms

annual rate (of interest)

Panmunjom (Korea); Panmunjeom; Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)

error made by the enemy or opposing team

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

political offense; political offence; political crime

regional community

intellectual

sulfur (S); sulphur

particle; grain

imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb

possession (esp. of a territory)

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident

infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

article; discourse; dissertation; (written) argument; commentary

eternity; permanence; perpetuity

yellow; amber

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

decision; ruling; award; arbitration

departure from a country; leaving a country

upper part; upper region; region above

thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity

large river

second week's memorial services

nursery school; day care center; day nursery

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station

lightning; thunder; thunderbolt

abandonment; desertion

consolation

handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment

off the coast; offshore; out at sea

guess; speculation; supposition