Vocabulary

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

Kurile Islands

winner of Japan's three main horse races

durability

mowing; mower

extension ladder; aerial ladder

whole college

going out (before burning completely); dying out

forests and fields

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

regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day

in high spirits

regular service

dignity; grace; nobility

weave; weaving; woven item

pitching duel; pitchers' battle

cooperation; mutual aid (help)

behavior; behaviour; conduct

pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

making a bid; tendering a bid

praise; tribute

online shopping; e-commerce; mail order

absentee ballot; absentee voting

rare; seldom

to employ; to hire; to take on

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

rule; regulation

approval; acceptance; recognition; acknowledgement

medical science

dietetics; nutritional science

instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator