Vocabulary

remaining silent; keeping secret

field battle; field operations; open battle

agreement; stipulation; contract

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

play; playing; game

dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical)

gist; main point

place for dancing; dance floor

adopted daughter; foster daughter

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

gain; profit; benefit; amplification

taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)

Rissho Kosei-kai (offshoot of Nichiren-Buddhism founded in 1938)

meteor; shooting star; falling star

flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)

sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

bargain sale

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin)

open air

labor-relations board; labour-relations board

to discuss; to talk about; to deal with (a topic)

to discuss fully; to discuss from every angle; to deal exhaustively with (an issue)

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

comet

private person; individual

voice; cry; shout

outside world; physical world

principal

principal and interest

one's future; one's fate; prospects; promise

cherry blossom

ship's bottom; bilge

dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow

eight (long cylindrical things)

night travel; walking around at night

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to grow weary of; to get fed up with; to get sick of

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view