Vocabulary

urgent; pressing; immediate; prompt; express

senses of seeing and hearing; audiovisual

to suit; to match; to become; to be like; to suit (someone)

well-matched; suitable; becoming

wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token

to happen to have on hand or in stock

self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother

shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

mild earthquake

main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

fingers; fingertips

awarding a prize; giving an award

suzerain state

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

fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

pact; convention; agreement

strength and weakness; (degree of) strength

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful

the teaching profession

height; acme; extremity; peak

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

hard fight; difficult struggle

foolish; stupid; silly

blank column; blank space

to unfold; to unroll; to open

older brother; elder brother

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

artistic

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity