Vocabulary

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up

tire track

to come to an end

temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office

rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

consent; assent; approval; permission

fishery; fishing; catch; haul

race; run; dash; sprint

auction

keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish

(husband and wife) both working; dual income

bad harvest; poor crop

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement

hometown; birthplace

bending; winding; meandering; zigzagging

coastal waters; adjacent seas

collection of haiku poems

empty can

unprecedented; record-breaking

disgrace; humiliation

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

decoration; order; medal

notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

police superintendent

meeting; greeting; welcome

whale (Cetacea spp.)

playwriting

masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work

separation; farewell; parting

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation

hemophilia; haemophilia

monthly salary

monthly income

monthly

lover; mistress

to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

reef; sunken rock

darkness; the dark