Vocabulary

air-raid

for military use

scenery

system

reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house

dramatic; exciting; touching

intensification; aggravation

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

absence; non-attendance

tuberculosis; TB

blood pressure

blood vessel; vein

month-long period; month

Monday

matter; affair; case; item; subject

medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade

adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining

firm (market); bullish

prefectural office

remarkable; striking; obvious

phantom; vision; illusion; apparition

reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)

oneself (itself, etc.)

family register

the latter; the second

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); roster; cast (of a play)

comedy

captain (of an aircraft)

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

atmospheric pressure; air pressure

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly

to write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of

ceremony

engineer; technical officer

assembly hall; the House

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

objective