Vocabulary

hell realm; Naraka

land mine

starting (construction) work

landing; alighting; touch down

China

front of center field; front of centre field

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

copyright

cooking; food preparation

long time; several hours; long spell

long life; longevity

(relative) length

vertex; apex

leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting

feeling keenly; fully realizing

passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic

report; notification; tip; bulletin

presenting a case; suing

weather

exhibition

legend; folklore; tradition

University of Electro-Communications

electric railway

resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite

soil

faction; party; clique

speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

ridge (of roof)

bag; sack; pouch

breakfast

refrigerator; fridge

aquatic products; fisheries

bulletin; (party) organ

taking the mound; pitching a game

abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping

dispatch of troops

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

power of money; financial influence

severity; strictness; intensity

flagrante delicto; caught red-handed