Vocabulary

place of origin; habitat

origin; beginning; genesis

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac)

backing; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor

way of reciting; way of telling a story

police box; koban; small neighborhood police station

the public; general public

official document; archives

way of speaking

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

factory worker

machine tool

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest; attack; assault

destination

amount of precipitation; precipitation

high ground; elevation; hill; plateau

mincing; cutting; chopping; notch; nick

boning (fish or meat); deboning

this evening; tonight

willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit

year-end gift

economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties

operation; functioning; running

the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)

participation; taking part

attendance; participation; presence

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty

mountain road; mountain trail

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

automobile; car

first departure (of the day); first train; first bus

life and death; life or death

gear; cogwheel

groundless; entirely contrary to fact

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai

chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint

suggestion; hint; implication

chamber music

laboratory