Vocabulary

entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

to assign; to set aside

running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across

heavy responsibility

to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)

celebration; celebratory event; wedding ceremony

sortie; sally; attack

receipts and expenditure (disbursements)

getting on base; reaching first base

art; technique; skill

spring break; spring vacation

moisture; damp; wetness

purity (of a substance)

elementary level; beginner level

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly

typeface

(opening of a) wound; cut

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

custom; common practice; habit

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise

regrettable; vexing; upsetting

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac)

serious look (on one's face); straight face

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

brand new

close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate

near oneself; close to one; familiar

to advance; to go forward

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff

platform truck; hand truck; trolley; dolly; cart

large family

mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally

large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)

search; quest; pursuit

subterranean tunnel