Vocabulary

railway police

koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)

public utilities; public enterprise; public service

public pawn shop

public interest first

leave of absence; furlough

public imposts; taxes

catechism

on the high seas

open diplomacy

extension lectures

open letter

public library

imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

justice; equity

public opinion; public debate

legal holiday

legal holiday

official permission; government licence (license)

government bond

public works; public-works projects; public utilities

public spirit

public library

publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality

public property

(Roman) Catholicism

(Roman) Catholic Church

Catholic catechism

princes and marquises; great feudal lords

dukedom; duchy; principality

common difference

judicial decision

legation

national examinations

government business

formalism

official announcement

official visit

princess; duchess

public booth; public kiosk