Vocabulary

launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks); (fireworks) display

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap

break in the deadlock

physical condition; state of health; shape

treatment; reception; service

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

large company; large enterprise; large corporation

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right

professional sumo wrestling

bold; daring; audacious

mere; simple; sheer

simply; merely; only; solely

wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence

intellectual

ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)

tea

middle period

middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

center; centre; middle; heart

neutrality

insect; bug; cricket; moth

carving; engraving; sculpture

town mayor

protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet

arbitration; conciliation; mediation

exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge; expulsion

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit

commuting to work

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament)

garden; yard; courtyard

cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)

suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair

annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission

His Majesty the Emperor

not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD

radio (communication)

name; title

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

hair