Vocabulary

Indo-European language(s)

India and Europe; Indo-European

user; customer

connecting flight

public school

private school

cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

to run a shop; to have a shop

snapping one's fingers; finger snap

lenient

Castanopsis cuspidata (species of chinquapin)

Castanopsis cuspidata (species of chinquapin)

Castanopsis sieboldii (species of chinquapin)

Castanopsis sieboldii (species of chinquapin)

event venue; event site

humbly inviting

among countries; between countries

leading members of a party; party executive; party leadership; senior party members

winepress

wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)

abolition of licensed prostitution

stock index futures trading

to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

pressurized light-water reactor

affiliated company; affiliated business

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; likewise; equally; at the same time

narrative style of Bon dance song from eastern Osaka (often with improvised lyrics)

cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order

relations with America; relationship with America

industrial waste treatment plant

industrial science and technology; industrial techniques

Bon Festival dance song

national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges

national and public

character evaluation; profile

fundamental reform; dramatic overhaul

women's history; history of women

to continue to work; to work away (at)

roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce