Vocabulary

snow; snowfall

winter

flavor; flavour; taste

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

democracy

pattern; figure; design

only; sole; unique

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

friendship

existence

(eligible) voter; elector; constituent; the electorate

famous; well-known

surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time

deposit; bank account

main cause; primary factor

next month

coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution

travel; trip; journey

green

ethics; morals

association; federation

consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak

successive championships

labor union; labour union; trade union

reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation; compromise; mediation; rapprochement

bay; gulf; inlet

once; one time; on one occasion

pipe; tube

merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

inside and outside; interior and exterior

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

every year; yearly; annually

gate

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing