Vocabulary

something; some kind of

many thousands

oligopoly; control of a market

wreath; garland

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

opening a school

opening and shutting; opening and closing

roadside trees

school district; school area

movement

credit

finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

nursing (a patient)

orchestra

simple; brief

in its entirety; whole; wholly

toy

cancer

ophthalmology

rocky mountain

injury; harm; danger

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

(under) prefectural management

original meaning

nuclear submarine

decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss

senior; veteran; old-timer

old haunts; former homes

orphanage

one's native land

putting off; postponing

public announcement; official statement; official claim

official bulletin; communique

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit

antibacterial; antimicrobial

inside the harbour; inside the harbor

Empress Dowager; Queen Mother