Vocabulary

demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

(being on the) defensive

multistoried; multilayered

solar system

coalfield; coal field

next or adjoining room

girls' school

conclusion of a contract

symptomatic therapy; allopathy

tentative title

one's pupil; one's student; one's follower

sense of beauty; aesthetic sense

increasing the number (of trains, planes, etc.) in operation

leaving (a group, team, etc.)

connection; relation; linkage

successful role

projected to win; sure to be elected; home free

great success; big hit; smash hit; winner

old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

Patent Office; Patent Agency

staying the night; lodging (at)

making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

constitutional state

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun

regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day

in high spirits

weave; weaving; woven item

Kurile Islands

winner of Japan's three main horse races

durability

mowing; mower

extension ladder; aerial ladder

whole college

regular service

dignity; grace; nobility

going out (before burning completely); dying out

forests and fields

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