Vocabulary

balloon (toy or decoration)

restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution

classification; categorization; sorting

bunraku; Japanese puppet theatre (theater)

armed forces; military; troops

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock

rice

separation; living separately; living apart

attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of

health preservation; recuperation; recreation

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

dialect; provincialism

lovely; dear; beloved; darling; dearest

vicious circle; vicious cycle

nightmare; bad dream

overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely

euthanasia

on and after; from ... onward; since

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

intentional; on purpose

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

orphan; child left by the deceased

medicine; the healing art; healing; curing

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

dynasty

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

downstream; lower reaches of a river

who; what kind of person

fine (piece of) work; excellent work

perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

Summer Tournament (held in Tokyo in May)

volcanic ash

pollen

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

charges (i.e. fees)