Vocabulary

(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure

misfire

seal

object; body; solid

disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; taking apart; breaking up; analysis

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece

fate; destiny

fierce attack

lumberyard

origin; source; history; derivation

amusement park

presentiment; premonition; hunch

waves that remain after the wind has subsided

irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water

bathroom

standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side

reverse side

reference; example; instance

infertility; sterility; barrenness

(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher

minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

jostling; milling about; crush; being jammed together

mutual agreement; understanding; common consent

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

general remarks

important position; strategic point

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

(inside the) Cabinet

return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback

ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions

salvation of one's country

battle formation

scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters

level surface; plane

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

corner; nook