Vocabulary

village

compromise; giving in

blow; shock; strike; damage

batting line-up; batting order

physical education; PE; gym (class)

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

representation; agency; proxy

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief

income tax

victory or defeat

primary school; elementary school; grade school

novel; story; (work of) fiction

small number; few; minority

ministries and government offices; the authorities

chapter; section

testimony; (verbal) evidence

superior (in rank); top; ranking

(passenger) car; automobile

scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case

standing; regular; permanent

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

one's post; place of work; workplace

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)

food; food products; foodstuffs

confidence; trust; faith; reputation

trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

heart failure

Shinkansen; bullet train

late at night

application; request; petition

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami

progress; development

signature; autograph

bookshop; bookstore

assistant professor; associate professor

assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding

actress; female actor

commerce; trade; business

trading company

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student