Vocabulary

counter-proposal; counter-suggestion

contrast; antithesis; comparison

compensation; reparation; indemnification

just cause; good reason; pretext; justification

large intestine; large bowel; colon

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

recovery; rescue; recapture

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

monotony; monotone; dullness

(indoor) heating

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

animal husbandry; livestock industry

amassing of wealth

brown; light brown; tawny

medium size

axis; pivot; central figure; key man

abstraction

abstract

intestine; bowel

regulation; adjustment; control

long (distance, length)

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem

birds

directly under

direct hit

serious wound

customs clearance

bank; weir; embankment; levee

to decide; to determine

fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; appointed hour

legal; lawful; legitimate

astronomy

diversion; putting something to another use

electrically powered; electric

electric current

burial

shogunate; bakufu

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