Vocabulary

loud (of a voice)

to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work)

petition

fruits and vegetables; produce

after (deduction of) tax; after-tax (income or profits); excluding tax (of a price)

tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant

loading; carrying

fallen snow; snow cover

to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)

Kurile Islands

fortune-telling; divination

sailor; seaman; seafarer

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

the whole school

full length; total length; overall length

dhyana (profound meditation)

element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device

rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification

struggle (for); scramble; contest

other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial

long jump

increase and decrease; fluctuation

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

collection of books; (personal) library

accession to the throne; enthronement

legs and loins; lower body

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier)

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

the other group

multiple; multiplex

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries

land reclamation; land fill

important condition; basic premise; basic assumption

maid; helper

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

within the family; in the home; domestic

sea route