Vocabulary

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

wavelike; in waves; undulation

council; conference; consultation

deep-mud paddy

overlooking

iron (steel) wire

raw metal; unprocessed metal; ingot; bullion; ore

net increase

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

various evils; every kind of evil; all evils

imago; adult (insect)

new work; new book; new publication; newly published book

castle site; ruins of a castle

prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning

live action (as opposed to animation)

express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

wheel stop; parking block; parking curb

stroke of the brush; touch

scorched earth

Supreme Court

neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood

account of a dream

rise; improvement; uptrend

government-run enterprise

in front of a grave

graveyard; cemetery

rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment

Tokyo style

mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration

acquired; a posteriori

impregnable castle

(one's) pay; wages

personal identification number; PIN; password number; PIN number

notice; notification

navigation; sailing

taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant

preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch

company newsletter

social policy

corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things