Vocabulary

heading; headline; title; caption

seeing (someone) off; send-off

to see (someone) off; to escort

to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to inquire after

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

conference room; council room

society president

membership fee; participation fee

lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.)

dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff

improvement; reform

area of sea; waters

picture book

storey; story; floor

foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

expansion

face value; par

vitality; energy; dynamism

gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); skiing; glide; slide

publication; issue

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

cheer; shout of joy

within the jurisdiction (of); one's jurisdiction

loose; slack

warship

(naval) fleet; armada

observation; survey; watching

different opinion; objection

clothing

cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

medical science; medical department

inside the area

push; pushing