Vocabulary

roadway; road; carriageway

faucet; tap

fumbling; groping

classification; assortment

head; leader; prime minister

contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across

heavy responsibility

celebration; celebratory event; wedding ceremony

sortie; sally; attack

receipts and expenditure (disbursements)

getting on base; reaching first base

art; technique; skill

spring break; spring vacation

moisture; damp; wetness

purity (of a substance)

elementary level; beginner level

typeface

(opening of a) wound; cut

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs

a handful (of)

tune (melody, piece of music)

one line; one streak; one stripe; one ray (of light); one wisp (of smoke)

person to be reckoned with; person of importance

first rider in a charge

one part; one portion; one section

one-way traffic

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

nutrient

permanence; eternity

yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.)

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe

saltpan; field for drying salt