Vocabulary

direction; orientation; aspect; exposure

good opportunity; chance

spread; span; expanse; extent

subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)

appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence

Imperial household

sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring

constitutionality

lodging together; training camp; boarding house

national road; national highway

affairs of state

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately

this summer; next summer; last summer

left wing

marginal profits

return; relapse; recurrence

adoption; selection; choice

funeral hall

judge

work (e.g. of art); piece; production

killing; murder

going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)

staff officer; military staff

mountain chain; mountains

producing area; place of origin; growing district

mission; errand

headquarters

in the city

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

thread; yarn; string

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation

clock; watch; timepiece

speed (per hour)

self-defense; self-defence

disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment

Minamata disease

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)