Vocabulary

auditory hallucination

slide (used for projection)

sound of vibrating bowstring

string quintet

string quartet

half-moon

price reduction; depreciation; abatement

reduction of capital

attenuator

decreasing in number

subtraction

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

entrance; front door

doorkeeper; doorman; porter

great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant

unpolished wheat or barley

basalt; whin(stone)

green tea with roasted brown rice

current price

cash withdrawal

cash on hand and in banks

cash dispenser

automatic teller machine; ATM

automatic teller machine; ATM

cash price

cash payment; paying in cash

present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)

the present era

realism

present-day science; modern science

modern poetry

modern person; people of today

modern civilization; modern civilisation

employee resident at an overseas work location; expatriate

currently used

sound of the strings

catgut

ship's side; broadside

remarks; comments

say-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)