Vocabulary

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

this autumn; this fall; autumn of this year

left and right; right and left

sand; grit; fine gravel

debt; loan

bond; debenture

cultivation

annual expenditure (of a state, organization, etc.)

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

being at home; being in

making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter

strikeout

House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

four; 4

finger; toe; digit

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index

policy; measure

after death

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

private residence

inspection; observation

viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)

poet

brake; drag; skid; pawl

next time (occasion)

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

one's own country

suicide

independence; self-reliance

ceremony; rites

to lose

practical use; utility

apology

infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass

establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor

height (of a person); stature