Vocabulary

skill; ability; dexterity

outset; start; beginning

wrist

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

plotting; planning (crime, intrigue)

sufferings; ordeals; agony

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses

being filled with; being full of; permeation

small arms

celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck

(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)

clear profit; net income; net profit

pilgrimage; pilgrim

virgin (usu. female); maiden

conferring of decorations

vision of the future

light rain; drizzle

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

inquiry; query; enquiry; referral (e.g. to a doctor or court)

ministerial ordinance

title; name; degree

posture; position; stance

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

rook; hisha

yearly (annual) turnover

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

village assembly

Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ

examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed

back (side); reverse

change; money exchange

consul

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; outstanding work

neighbouring house; neighboring house

(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

street stall; stand; booth

wolf (Canis lupus)