Vocabulary

pilot

(mountain) ridge

slight earthquake

certain victory

drifting; drift; being adrift

title; index; heading; headline; caption

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness

failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage

determination; conviction

defect; deficiency; imperfection; inadequacy; lack

incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral

edict; ordinance; proclamation

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

sealed letter

subtitle; subheading

abdomen; abdominal region; belly

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

land reclamation; land fill

important condition; basic premise; basic assumption

maid; helper

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

sea route

selling out; being sold out

district meteorological observatory

Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management

taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)

meeting; facing; confronting

depositing (of money, valuables, etc.); deposition

education; culture

taste; flavor; flavour

canal

recent work

by the end of this month

flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers

good results

escape; getaway; evasion

kneading; gloss; tempering

road surface

judge's sentence; assessment of a case

leader; chief; boss