Vocabulary

sacrifice (bunt or fly)

record of proceedings; minutes

imperial court

sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge

urgent business; pressing need; imperative

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to relieve (from)

old system; old order

master; masterhand; maestro

enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having

competitive swimming; swimming race

complicity

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint)

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise

clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff

utmost limits; extremity

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

air route; air lane

postponement

reigning (over a country)

military administration; military government; military junta

alarm bell; fire bell

diesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil

end of the month

passbook; bankbook

stamp; seal; personal seal

clear weather; fine weather; clear / sunny

harassment; pestering

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

raw materials; ingredients

music for strings; string music

losing initiative; being forestalled

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.

traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare

public-service corporation; charitable corporation

declaration; profession

young nobleman

opposite side; other side

method of construction