Vocabulary

(eruption of) smoke

(building) stone

working exclusively for; working full-time (for)

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; transition

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring

arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

pattern; design

living national treasure

secret agreement

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands

fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample

contract (for work); contracting; undertaking

industrial union

inside of a castle

exchange of blows; long rally

modern poetry; modern-style poetry

result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election)

aorta

special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly

foster parent; foster parents

employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits

agrarian reform

farming methods

police cell; place of detention; jail

cataract

food poisoning

root (of a plant)

farming; agriculture

dance performance

red-light district

perfect game

superintendent priest; chief abbot

postal life insurance

propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)

without dividend

collapse; break; cave-in; crash

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absence; not taking part