Vocabulary

spring; fountain

election campaign

selection; choice; picking out

front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth

advance; moving forward; progress

front part; frontage; facade

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)

homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country

class (of students)

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines

steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling

extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya

summarization; summary; generalization

total (number); count

grass; weed; herb; thatch

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

eruption; volcanic eruption

letter; note; mail

literature

civilian

change; alteration

whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing

prisoner (of war); POW; captive

fundraising; collection of contributions

grave; gravesite; tomb

sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk

law; jurisprudence

legislation; laws

Ministry of Justice

visit to the United States

disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

essence; true nature; substance; reality

genuine article; real thing; real deal

translation

radio (communication)

name; title

trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance; inconvenience; trouble / nuisance

hair