Vocabulary

middle; halfway; midway

echo; reverberation

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

evening; night

tiredness; fatigue

accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar

brush tip

quality (of a product or a service)

poverty; penury; need; destitution

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

indispensable; essential

impossible

discomfort; inconvenience

immovable; motionless; firm; unwavering; unshakable; steadfast

Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion

usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary

debt; liabilities

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

equality; impartiality; evenness

pattern; design

bento; Japanese box lunch

retention; maintenance; preservation

Conservative Party

catcher

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth)

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution

radioactive

radiation

radioactivity

Japanese national (esp. abroad)

fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel

assault; outrage; act of violence

insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

easy; simple

assassination

guidance; leading (the way); showing around