Vocabulary

creation

storehouse; warehouse; godown

imagination; supposition; guess

operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work

nest; rookery; breeding place; hive

draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

riot; rebellion; turmoil; strife

increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

pace; step

foreign country; another country

system; organization; organisation; architecture

gymnastics; physical exercises

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

resignation; stepping down; retirement

agency; agent

kitchen

calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

commerce and industry

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

tuck (e.g. in a dress)

screening (a movie); showing

performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

high rice field; very fertile rice field

riding; ride

colony

professional duties

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

truth; reality

high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement

progress; advance; improvement; development

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost

carpenter

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight

first step

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

mountain stream; valley; dale