Vocabulary

place; position; location

hill; height; knoll; rising ground

shadow; silhouette; figure; shape

shape; form; figure; posture; pose

contribution; donation

cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura

way; method; means; resource; course

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

(one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use

typhoon; hurricane

old person; elderly person; senior citizen

effort; initiative; dealing with; grappling with; wrestling with

contents; interior; filling

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

mail service; postal service; mail; post

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

win; victory

Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down

timely; opportune

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch

aerial bombing

Ministry of Construction

official discount (bank) rate

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking

both houses of parliament; both upper and lower house

both persons

both days; two days

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion

train; railway train

consecutive defeats; series of defeats

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

frame; framework

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy