Vocabulary

the teaching profession

height; acme; extremity; peak

pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)

hard fight; difficult struggle

blank column; blank space

older brother; elder brother

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)

one breath

one turn; spinning around

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; dropping a line

first baseman

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

ear (head) of rice

Impressionists

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food

station building

banquet; dinner party

deep-seated grudge; hatred

long distance; long range

school trip; field trip; excursion; outing

unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side

righteous government; just rule; kingship; rule of right; noble path

temperate zone

cold wind

affected part; diseased part; wound

control tower

viewing

contribution (e.g. to newspaper)

returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital

account; history; chronicle; annals; record

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)

lucky omen; good omen

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)

adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

adjournment; recess