Vocabulary

in the sea

sea level; (surface of) sea

grey; gray; ashen

opening a new shop

outer wall

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

within the school

comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

main line; trunk line

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

warships and other vessels

indirect tax

matter of concern; matter of interest

joint

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work)

one building (hall, temple, shrine, room)

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

one act (of a play)

uniform; equal; even; the same; identical

cause and effect; causality

operation (of a bus or train service); service; running

horticulture; gardening

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

lead (Pb)

chlorine (Cl)

coming and going; traffic

reply; answer; response

royal family

greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse

hotbed; breeding ground

please (give me)

summertime; summer season

domestic animals; livestock; cattle

fruit; nut; berry

bunch of flowers; bouquet