Vocabulary

mountains and rivers; natural surroundings

headquarters (on the battlefield)

trawl (net)

ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony

wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands

one's own profits; one's own pockets

share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)

congratulations

increase in the number of flights

women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

fixed point

continued fall (in market price)

(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as

collective bargaining

amniotic fluid

aqueous solution

ticket machine; ticket-vending machine

origin; source; beginning; starting point

(Japanese) long sword; large sword

making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan

grip (of hand); grip strength

death by crushing; being crushed to death

comfort; ease

secret feud

apricot grove

in accordance with one's request

greatness; excellence; magnificence

exchange control

posthumous manuscripts

content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk

one; 1

amusement; fun; brief entertainment

cession (of territory)

sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down

birch (esp. Japanese white birch)

coronary artery

being fully equipped; being fully furnished

inertia

shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking