Vocabulary

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; page

interest; (investment) yield; profits

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

festival; feast; matsuri

world; society; public

(the) positive

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; folly

buying; shopping

linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction

big mouth; mouth opened wide

secession from a political party

party conference; party council

whole life; a lifetime; all through life

salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers

putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; enforcement

birth

the number of people

copper (Cu)

southwest

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

northeast

fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity

selling area; counter; section; department; sales floor

sales; demand

memories; recollections; reminiscence

shopping; purchased goods

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

sign; indication; omen; symptom

desert

deadline; closing; cut-off

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

savings

treatment; service; handling; management

price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

cooked rice