Vocabulary

backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary

following year

eggs; egg; spawn; roe

ideal; ideals

theory

land; shore

(on) land; ground; shore

university graduate; having graduated from university

batter's box; one's turn at bat

Gifu (city, prefecture)

rejected bill (project)

press corps

current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income

decrease in profits

ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)

fastball

branch manager; manager of a branch office

postal system

debate; discussion

(bank) president

motion

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together

the same town; that town

that year; same year; same age

satisfaction; pride; triumph; elation

special case; exception

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

reading (books)

domestic demand

domestic affairs; internal administration

second floor; upstairs

two times; twice

(of) Japanese descent

Nikkei (newspaper, share index)

Sunday

winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

approval; license; licence; permission