Vocabulary

ratification

comparison

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

tail (of an animal); cauda

(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring

reputation; (public) estimation; popularity

beach; seashore

non-confidence; lack of confidence

alms-giving; charity

defeat; loss; losing (a game)

abdomen; belly; stomach

Buddhism

division; splitting; classification

press corps

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

decrease in profits

ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)

land; shore

(on) land; ground; shore

studying abroad

overseas student; exchange student

pair; the two; both persons; both things

ring; circle; loop

command; order; dictation

exception

average (normal, ordinary) year

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

thanks; gratitude

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

cooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment

day after day; every day

Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Labour Party; Labor Party

dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

logic

arm

divorce

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

army

outflow; effluence; efflux; spillage; spill; discharge