Vocabulary

head office; main office; main store; flagship store

every week

satisfaction; contentment; gratification

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

private management

innocence; being not guilty

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable

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

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

reason; significance; cause

easy; simple; plain

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

next (year, spring, etc.); coming

eggs; egg; spawn; roe

ideal; ideals

theory

to be separated; to be apart; to be distant

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

historical; traditional

cooperation; coordination; collaboration; alignment

day after day; every day

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