Vocabulary

mound; heap; hillock

(compulsory) retirement age; age limit

reasonable; suitable

philosophy

exhibition; display

view; outlook; prospect

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; (near the) shop entrance

dot; spot; point; speck; mark

electrical machinery; appliances

radio wave; reception; signal

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)

city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

freezing (e.g. water)

person concerned; interested party; related party

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

tail (of an animal); cauda

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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

reputation; (public) estimation; popularity

beach; seashore

instability; insecurity; crankiness

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

non-confidence; lack of confidence

unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted

unlawful; illegal

alms-giving; charity

defeat; loss; losing (a game)

abdomen; belly; stomach

Buddhism

division; splitting; classification

to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify

general public; the masses

big prize; first prize

Atlantic Ocean

Ministry of Finance

continent

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of

tax evasion