Vocabulary

one full year

complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal

monolith; large slab of rock

fate; destiny

quotation; citation; reference

inspection; reading; perusal

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

royal palace

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

tone quality; sound quality

abdomen; stomach; under parts

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board

dry cell battery

(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

prison

idea; notion; concept; conception

kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

machine gun

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue

to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; to stem from; to be due to

bribery scandal; graft case

mother-in-law

one's original family name; maiden name

fishing harbour; fishing harbor

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

physical strength; muscle strength

air conditioning

air transport; air lift; airlift

army corps; corps

gourd-shaped war fan

shape; form

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage

groundwork; foundation

chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser

compound