Vocabulary

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; overnight

draw (in competition); tie game

to hide; to conceal

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

structure; building

silk

to look at again

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

actually; really

old book; rare book; classic

fixed assets

number of houses; number of households

rear; stern

talk; recital

entertainment expenses

public management

public interest; public benefit; public good

official document; archives

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

construction cost

permanence; perpetuity

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)

tug of war

consideration; taking into account

cruise; navigation; sailing

(air or sea) route; course; line; run

high blood pressure; hypertension

high mountain; alpine mountain

high level

composition; synthesis; compounding; combining

agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

country name

Black Sea

bone fracture

root; source; origin; cause

balance; difference (in price, cost); margin