Vocabulary

crude oil

decrease; reduction; decline

phenomenon

present post; current office; (an) incumbent

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

support; backing

base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure

fundamental; basic

term; period; time frame; deadline

machine; mechanism

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

return to one's country

feeling; mood

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

prosecution; indictment

duty; obligation; responsibility

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

rapid (e.g. progress)

relief; rescue

giant; great man

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

permission; approval; authorization; license

distance; range; interval

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)

supply; provision

pressure

before; prior to; ago

solace; relaxation

money order; draft

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

(dead) body; corpse; remains

aid; assistance; help; support; reinforcement

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

horizontal (as opposed to vertical)

lower house; lower legislative chamber

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

something; some; any

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing