Vocabulary

unique; peculiar; singular

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

joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment

total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

systematic; organized; organizational

to compete; to contest; to contend

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

ornament; decoration

increase of capital

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

tribe; race; people; family

village headman; village mayor

drum

settlement; an agreement

to emboss

fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby

parliamentarian; member of a congress

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

script; libretto; scenario

heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour

supplementary charge; additional collection

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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