Vocabulary

heading; headline; title; caption

seeing (someone) off; send-off

reward; compensation; repayment; something done or given in return

New Year's Day

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

lake

fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)

prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

rear; back; behind

public peace; public safety; public security; peace and order

public announcement; official notice; edict

public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment

thickness

welfare; public welfare; social welfare

welfare pension

tone (of voice); manner of talking

liking; taste; fancy; fondness

good (nice) pitching

industrial arts; craft

area; extent; dimensions; size

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

school building; schoolhouse

hard-liners; diehards; hawks

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

line (of text); row; verse

lecture

high price

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

national flag

national language

gross national product; GNP

skeleton; skeletal structure; build; frame; physique

main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

turmoil; chaos; confusion

sugar

seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating

re-election; reelection

talent; ability