Vocabulary

North Pole

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

consul

banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray

princess

landlord; landlady

locomotive; engine

sample; specimen; pattern

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off

index (in a book)

noise (usu. unpleasant)

order; sequence

tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for

figure; shape; graphic

main gate; main entrance

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

daily necessities; everyday item

ruler; measure; measuring stick

context (of a passage); line of thought

questions and answers; dialogue

transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection

to air; to dry; to desiccate

aunt

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea)

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room

wood (for building); lumber; timber

bar; pub; tavern

main street; avenue; boulevard

light bulb

being on duty; person on duty; one's turn

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

stationery

going side-by-side; going abreast

Buddhist priest; monk

cheers; bottoms-up; prosit

wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith

stopper; cork; plug; bung