Vocabulary

place name; toponym

wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on

centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule

joining; joint

15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; cyclone

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul

advocacy; proposal

hostility; antagonism; opposition

natural monument

heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

biography; life story

telegram

embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)

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)

hill; hillock

bow (weapon)

help; rescue; aid; relief

dilemma; predicament

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

fisherman

mutual prosperity

strength; intensity

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

teacher; instructor; professor

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

service; duty; business; responsibility; task