Vocabulary

Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

seeing at a distance

cylinder or rod-shaped

to brave; to risk; to face; to venture

stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

main office

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

cessation of publication

to move house; to move to a new house (or apartment, etc.)

decathlon

gun point; muzzle

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

outstanding; excellent; remarkable

one's destination; place where someone is going; place where someone has gone

elementary; primary

library; book storage; stack room

epic (poem); epic poetry

commercial company

promotion; advancement

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

to shine on; to illuminate

to shine

funny story; funny anecdote

shock wave

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress

exterior; surface; outside

getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting

normal course (of action); proper course; regular way

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

belief; faith; adherence; espousal

sleeping bag

regret

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged

to declare; to plead

deep affection

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances

patience; endurance; perseverance

looks; countenance; facial features