Vocabulary

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles

highest (e.g. floor); top

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

general; admiral

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)

furnished with; including

next morning

tablespoon

pushing something out; extrusion

summer season; summer; summertime

temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction

firm; strong; solid; stable

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

knowing; being aware (of)

subcontract

the very best; excellent; superb

short story; short film; short poem

East Asia; the Orient

price reduction; discount

reflection (of light)

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

trustee; councillor (councilor)

depiction; description; portrayal

sickroom; hospital room; ward

economic slump; hard times; depression; recession

unfairness; injustice; partiality

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious

ordinary deposit

to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder

things; everything

to divide; to separate

distribution

flour; meal; powder; dust

military strength; military personnel

wall

parallel lines

another; different; separate; discrete

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

counsel; defender; advocate