Vocabulary

hot and cold; summer and winter

frigid zone

taiga; boreal forest; Arctic forest

cold region

cold night

cold current

publication society

disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance

investigation and decision

investigation

examination and correction

consideration

checking and verifying

licensed trade between Japan and Ming dynasty China during the Muromachi period

investigation

careful investigation

reporting after careful investigation

reproving for a fault

miscalculation

cashier; accountant; treasurer

bill collector

bill; one's account

cashier's counter

balance of an account

settlement day

disinheritance; disowning

considering old precedents

religious-fund soliciting; Buddhist preaching

encouragement of learning

encouragement of industry

fair; bazaar; bazar

call to surrender

recommendation

adviser; advisor; counselor; counsellor

letter of advice

praise and encouragement

backer; promoter

twisted paper; twisted-paper string

urging; persuasion

morality play