Vocabulary

bounce; spring; rebound

elasticity; flexibility

to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline

assertion; declaration; affirmation

geography

dementia

nitrogen (N)

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

leaving school during a term

famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated

tide; tidal current

head; chief; leader; elder

petition; appeal

commuting to school; school commute

announcement; notice

communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

bank; embankment; dike

list price; regular price; established price

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)

mud; (wet) dirt

steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

shop manager

braille

marks; points; score; grade; runs (baseball)

voyage; passage; travelling

last moment; eleventh hour

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader

to hit

arrival; coming; advent

mobilization; mobilisation

sympathy; compassion; pity

children's story; fairy tale

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)

poison; toxicant; venom

Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group)