Vocabulary

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself

score; sheet music

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

proficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

one's whole life; one's lifetime

unification; centralization; centralisation

one portion; one serving; one person

one game (of go)

battle; game; bout

a pair (of shoes or socks)

factor

drinking alcohol

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

(navigable) canal; waterway

athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival

dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist

crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression

seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; hibernation

harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take

to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

check

open sea

lower limit

pressurization; applying pressure (to)

addition; adding; supplement

song; singing

live coals (for firelighting)

overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation

powerful; strong; mighty

training; instruction

mediation; good offices; go-between; intermediary; mediator; bridge (between)

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

tightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot

militarism

official in charge