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
子分
kobun
(1)henchman, follower, (2)(arch) adopted child mix
七日
nanoka
seven days, the seventh day of the monthjlpt5, toki
思い
omoi
thought, mind, heart, feelings, emotion, sentiment, love, affection, desire, wish, hope, expectation, imagination, experiencejlpt3
問う
tou
(1)to ask/to question/to inquire/ (2)to charge (i.e. with a crime)/to accuse/ (3)to care (about)/ (4)without regard to (with negative verb)/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans
九日
kokonoka
nine days, the ninth day (of the month)jlpt5, toki
大して
taišite
(not so) much, (not) verymix
耳にする
miminisuru
to hear, to hear by chance, to hear by accident, to catch (the sound)suru
曲
kjoku
(1)(uk) long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight, (n-pref) (2)wrong, improper, indecent; (3)corner, nook, recess, (4)a shadow, a shade; (arch) wickedness, evi ongaku
五分五分
gobugobu
as likely as not, 50-50, even match, tiemix
回り
mawari
(1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3
大の字に
dainodžini
sprawled, spread-eagled, in the shape of the "dai" kanjimix
大ヒット
daihitto
big hit, popular item (e.g. movie, music)ongaku
工学
kougaku
engineeringmix