Vocabulary

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

(transplant) rejection

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

religious organization; religious organisation

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend

name of a piece of music; (musical) number

recent past; recent times

running in; rushing into

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

civilian in military employ

dispute; contention; conflict; controversy

criminal case

condition; situation; prospects

measuring; measurement

stroke; blow

generation; lifetime; age

(outer) space

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool

(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff

chloridation; salification