Vocabulary

contract (for work); contracting; undertaking

industrial union

inside of a castle

exchange of blows; long rally

modern poetry; modern-style poetry

result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election)

aorta

corpulent; fat; chubby

special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly

foster parent; foster parents

employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits

agrarian reform

farming methods

police cell; place of detention; jail

cataract

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

towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)

to seal (e.g. a letter)

stationery

unaffiliated voters; floating voters; swinging voters

scattering of ashes (cremated remains)

every person; each one; everybody

overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting

every other week; every two weeks

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

food poisoning

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care

root (of a plant)

farming; agriculture

intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted

dance performance

red-light district

perfect game

superintendent priest; chief abbot