Vocabulary

subdivision (into small parts)

manners; etiquette; propriety

illusion; hallucination

third daughter

mountains and rivers

gesture; movement; action; behavior; behaviour; bearing

purpose; utility; objective

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

proof; evidence; sign; testimony; testament (to something); vindication

good humour (humor); good mood

to hand over; to turn over; to cede

brewing

one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power

square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.

table salt

starting late; late departure

imperial garden

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

word; term

river dike

optics

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

official residence

public bonds

public health; public hygiene; sanitation

Guangdong (China); Kwangtung

resistance against Japanese aggression; anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)

manuscript; version; draft

shibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing

referee

mineral