Vocabulary

enemy nation

ultrasonic waves; ultrasound

unripe plum

mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness

buying; purchasing; laying in

convenience

continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent

advantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses

town hall

town council

fixed rate

large boat

crushing defeat

long spell of rain

confusion

voter; constituent; elector

rejoining a political party

important post; important office; key position

house arrest

large store

repurchase; redemption

energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving

newspaper story (article, account)

by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately

brushwood; firewood

pan-

hills and fields; hill and dale

Cabinet Secretariat

person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person

sexual assault (of a woman); rape

seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; sprout

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

retiring voluntarily; resigning one's post (to make way for others); stepping down; bowing out

Muromachi period (1336-1573)

to go too far; to go past

end of the rainy season

all; entirely; completely; without exception

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

to feel at ease