Vocabulary

trade; business; trading; dealing

business (engagement)

wrestler of the fourth highest rank

accessories; small articles

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

salary raise

habitual use; daily use

commission; entrusting with (work)

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue; tone; tinge

esophagus; oesophagus; gullet

faith; fidelity; loyalty

credit association

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

new rice; first rice crop of the year

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

true value; real worth

pearl

directly opposite; right in front

monarch's guards

thumb

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances

artificial satellite; man-made satellite

generation; lifetime

old man; venerable gentleman

leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end

rented house; house for rent

palm (of the hand)

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

half-moon

password; watchword

variant (in a manuscript or book); part of a text that differs from other versions

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction

person in charge; official; attendant

uniformity; standardization; standardisation

exposure to wind

atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)