Vocabulary

lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)

city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from

to work; to labor; to labour

to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing

being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to

homophony; same pronunciation; same sound

at the same time; at once; simultaneously; concurrently

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

copper coin

baldness; bald head

to lose hair; to become bald

by itself; automatically; naturally

spinning top

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

to pierce through; to break through

to prick; to stab

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge

to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound); to arrive (of a thing)

to deliver; to forward; to send

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with

twice

20 percent

February

carbon dioxide; CO2

twenty; 20

both (people); the two of them

2nd day of the month

bustling; busy; crowded; lively; prosperous; thriving

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with

sunset

Japan and the Soviet Union; Japanese-Soviet

everyday life; daily life

Japanese history; history of Japan