Vocabulary

sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land

tactics; strategy

sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle

princess; consort

rough plan; draft

continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; consecutive run

ringing; sound

awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns

Olympic village; athlete's village

agricultural cooperative

one move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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

descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down

canned food; tinned food

buzz cut; close crop

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

sign; symbol; mark

precious metal

drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

hunger; starvation

duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy

guest member; associate member; honorary member

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane)