Vocabulary

one's own strength; one's own efforts

dictionary; lexicon

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

borrowing (money)

subject; theme; motif

time; labour; labor; effort

draft; draught; promissory note; bill

at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand

seed; pit

saucer

being entrusted with; taking charge of

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including

employment; starting work

House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division

national holiday; public holiday

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; loan

mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out

one's turn; one's shift

insect; bug

foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals

root; basis; foundation

fundamental; basic

confused fight; free-for-all; melee

left hand

minimum

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

discretion; judgement; judgment

being in office

residing (esp. abroad); staying; living

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

last spring; the spring of last year

murder; killing; murderer

plate; dish; platter; disc

walk; stroll

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness