Vocabulary

townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk

correction; rectification

straight line

chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking

communications network

power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout

scouting; reconnaissance

settlement; permanent residency

garden; park

correction; revision; amendment

bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass

flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

the whole world

turning point

electric (goods)

coating; painting

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana

eastern direction

sugar

badness; mean mischief

not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more

decision-making

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic

medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office

medical association

single element; unitary

a moment; a minute; an instant

single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum

one room

draw (in competition); tie game

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

(wooden) pencil

depth; length

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation