Vocabulary

successor

pollution; public nuisance; contamination

official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation

efficiency

handicraft

spacious; vast; wide

protest; objection

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

inlet; bay

harbour; harbor; port

crown prince

course (e.g. of lectures)

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

item; heading; category; clause

height; altitude; elevation; level

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

Secretary of State

bone

difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress

basis; grounds; foundation; reason; authority

chairman

restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration

vote; ballot; division

cell

court; courthouse

residing; living; dwelling

resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy)

property; fortune; assets

foundation (institution); syndicate; group

composition (of music); setting; writing music

formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on

third base

entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access

administration of justice; judicature

base on balls; walk; pass

subsidiary (company)

cities, towns and villages; municipalities

municipal; city

intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)