Vocabulary

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; breakaway

relay station; post station; stage

state examination; national examination

Japanese literature

products

bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen

city road; municipal road

private university

biological younger brother

rejuvenation; restoration of youth

used paper; paper for recycling

(in one's) possession

undercurrent

one's first campaign; one's first battle

influential person; man of importance

scoreless (game or competition)

issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing

college graduate

student; follower; students and pupils

schoolchild; pupil

score; sheet music

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in

complexion; skin tone; skin colour

calling at a port

vested rights

rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation

humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

starting point; origin

ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion

courtesy; etiquette; formality; protocol

legislative bill; measure

passenger boat

izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks

marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

training; instruction

mediation; good offices; go-between; intermediary; mediator; bridge (between)

tightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction