Vocabulary

balance; difference (in price, cost); margin

reappearance; reemergence; return; revival

retrial; reopening of a case

the oldest; the earliest

front line; forefront

details; particulars

pre-existing; already there; conventional

(writing) song lyrics

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

lower part; substructure

family planning

department (of a university or hospital)

melody; tune; song

firearms; guns

heating power; thermal power

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

cancellation of a contract

mawashi; belt; loincloth

Marine Corps; Royal Marines

everyone

opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port

outfield

nuclear warhead

discord; antagonism

conviction; belief; confidence

distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm

scholarship; scientific attainments

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming

structure; building

silk

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

decrease in production

loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction

old book; rare book; classic

fixed assets

number of houses; number of households

rear; stern

talk; recital

entertainment expenses