Vocabulary

means; method

bar; pub; tavern

(television) reception; receiving (a picture)

awarding; conferment; granting; presentation

master's (degree)

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

beginning of autumn; beginning of fall

habit

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

leader; authority; mainstay

important cultural property; important cultural asset

congratulatory address

in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house

one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm

first meeting; first interview with

way of writing; manner of writing

supporting performance; playing a supporting role

weeding

teaspoon

major general; rear admiral; air commodore

ferry (crossing); ferry(boat)

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

Central Executive Committee

Social Democratic Party

Science Council of Japan

native Japanese reading of a Chinese character

stopper; cork; plug; bung

stationery

unaffiliated voters; floating voters; swinging voters

scattering of ashes (cremated remains)

empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

parallelism; running parallel (to, with)

last night; yesterday evening

feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season

(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary

dyeing; printing

(overnight) stay; lodging

steaming

lack; deficiency; vacancy

damage; destruction