Vocabulary

to prune; to trim; to cut back; to clip

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

conclusion; completion

government and municipal offices; public agencies

ventilation

Chinese herbal medicine

superintendence; supervision; administration

cirrhosis (of the liver)

barrier; checkpoint; gateway

log

containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall

homecoming; returning home

(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back

prayer

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to take

to clog; to block; to choke up; to jam; to obstruct

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)

(temporary) closure (of a theater, entertainment venue, etc.)

job hunting; seeking employment

distress; wretched condition

refueling (a car, plane, etc.)

(transplant) rejection

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

Lord; Sir

strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

religious organization; religious organisation

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

name of a piece of music; (musical) number

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit

recent past; recent times

modern

painful; difficult; tough; hard

running in; rushing into

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

civilian in military employ

dispute; contention; conflict; controversy