Vocabulary

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

encouragement; stimulation

theatre-going; theater-going

frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.)

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms; floor plan

(one's) concern; having (something) to do with

roundness; rotundity

bedrock

contribution; donation

geometry

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

meteorological observatory

official regulations; inner rules

registry; entry; book-keeping; signature

setting to work

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

(medieval) knight

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

question mark

haste; hurry; urgency; pressingness

saviour; savior; messiah

lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan

resonance

shout; yell; scream; cry

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

coagulation; freezing; solidification

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

destroyer (ship)

idle complaint; grumble

island group; archipelago

military doctor; army surgeon

devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on

elder brother

rest; relaxation

daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time

occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servants)

fire insurance

excess; surplus; superabundance