Vocabulary

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea

motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)

movement (of the body); action; motion; gesture

living together; coexistence

same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity

the same place; that place

semigovernmental corporation

unofficial report; confidential report

cord; strap; thong

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

assistant official

striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication

business discussion; negotiation

scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid

small country

rifle; small arms

wheat

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

invitation

eraser; rubber

digestion (of food)

syndrome

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata

report to a superior

usually; ordinarily; always

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; frequenter

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

tableware

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market); pervasion

directly opposite; right in front

size

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

great majority

large part; greater part; majority

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; molting; moulting; casting off

unit price; unit cost