Vocabulary

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji)

projection; protrusion; jutting out; sticking out

rush; dash; charge

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

difficult situation

handsome man

two-wheeled vehicle

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

daily necessities; everyday item

coming in together; unreserved seats for the public

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to get in; to step in (a house)

entry into port; arriving in harbor

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

central pillar (of a building)

bullet; shot; shell

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

fry; juvenile fish; fingerling

to build; to construct; to put up

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop

intermediate level

lieutenant general; vice-admiral

neutron

second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label

(sake) decanter

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between

tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters

pot; jar; vase

decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation

definite; sure

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

mortgage; right of pledge; lien

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

fellow; guy; chap

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper