Vocabulary

summary court; court of summary offences

customer traffic; customers; custom

old school; old style

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

running (an article); carrying; printing; publication

training (animals); breaking (animals)

fly (ball)

whereabouts; place; location

gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes

reduction of staff

front (in battle)

fiance; fiancee

expression; look; countenance; face

war situation; progress of a battle

water's edge; waterside; shore

distant mountain

member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

legitimate birth

power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights

public opinion

highest grade; top class

diplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment

approval; assent

ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear; mufti

rehabilitation (in society)

local downpour; severe rain fall

crude steel

important point; strategic position; key point

right to speak

the same ratio or percentage

combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.

benefitting by; benefiting by

terminal (unit)

new school (of thought, etc.)

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder

party politics

mincing; chopping finely

information industry

rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division