Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
上り
nobori
(1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3
中年
chuunen
middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle yearsmix
見せしめ
miseshime
lesson, example, warningmix
大国
taikoku
large country, major powersmix