Vocabulary

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

infection; contagion; becoming infected

Environment Agency

base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure

term; period; time frame; deadline

machine; mechanism

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

return to one's country

feeling; mood

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

prosecution; indictment

duty; obligation; responsibility

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback

relief; rescue

giant; great man

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

permission; approval; authorization; license

distance; range; interval

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)

supply; provision

cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

classroom; lecture room

believer; adherent

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record)

service; duty; work

tension; strain; nervousness; stress

present day; modern times; recent times

amount of money; sum

financial institutions; banking facilities

Ginza (district in Tokyo)

concreteness; embodiment

emptiness; being empty

air; atmosphere

training; drill; practice; discipline

manager; proprietor

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on