Vocabulary

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

I; me

moat; fosse

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

home country; one's own country; country of origin

performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

strange; weird; odd; curious

people; populace; masses

nationalism

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

without compensation; without reward; without pay

contradiction; inconsistency

immunity; immunization; immunisation

interview (e.g. for a job); job interview

lumber; timber; wood

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

question; query