Vocabulary

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

supplement; complement

principal occupation; main job

witch

spreading out like an open fan

magnetic field

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

figure of a person; figures of people

cultivated rice field

lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings; undisclosed circumstances

prostitute

editor; compiler

tombstone; gravestone

smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration

fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves

(death from) starvation; starving to death

wisdom; intelligence; sagacity

fabric; cloth; material

parcel; package

(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)

circuit breaker

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

lyricism; description of one's feelings

imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule

interests; stake

local administration

rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

dialysis

high place; high ground; height; (high) altitude; elevation

synthetic detergent

national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation

very important point

trilogy

left on base

rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns

clinical trial

Social Insurance Agency

collection (gathering) and distribution

importance; emphasis; stress