Vocabulary

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; fixing; adherence

established reputation

emperor (of Japan); mikado

conclusion of a treaty

staying up all night

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.)

rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel

genius; prodigy; natural gift

natural laws; rule of heaven

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

change of job; change of occupation; career change

the country; countryside; rural districts

source of electricity; electrical power

battery; cell

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)

degree; extent

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling

foundation; base; basis

Shimane (prefecture)

throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)

loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with

base stealing; steal; stolen base

ceramic art; ceramics

headache

head

plants and animals; flora and fauna

shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation

homosexuality; homosexual love

children's song; nursery rhyme

privilege; special right

internal medicine

pan; pot; saucepan

straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware

difficulty; trouble; hardship; shortage

twentieth century

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

sake (rice wine); saké

joining the cabinet