Vocabulary

one large ...; a great ...

example; an instance

taking responsibility

plot; intrigue; scheme

corporation; foundation

money-making; commercialized; commercialised

glory

English letter; alphabetic character

head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation

keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

roadside; wayside; route

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

dynasty

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

downstream; lower reaches of a river

who; what kind of person

fine (piece of) work; excellent work

perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

Summer Tournament (held in Tokyo in May)

volcanic ash

pollen

charges (i.e. fees)

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something)

dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination

return (to); revolution; recurrence

maritime transport; shipping

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services

external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

street corner

hedge; fence

reaching; attaining; arrival

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

head; brains

same number

conformity; alignment; agreement; sympathy; following suit