Vocabulary

Yamagata (city, prefecture)

decrease in interest rates

evil; wickedness

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

intention; aim; design

unconstitutionality

medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

first floor; ground floor

accounting; finance; account; reckoning; the bill / check

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

map; atlas; chart; plan

heat; fever

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

departure; leaving; setting off

account (e.g. bank); account

older brother; elder brother

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; husband

mother; mom; mum; ma

satisfaction; contentment; gratification

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

private management

innocence; being not guilty

name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; published name

name; title; appellation; (something) nominal

brand; make; description

license; licence; permission; permit; certificate

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact

reason; significance; cause

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

lunch; midday meal

being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); going with

circumference; girth