Vocabulary

Oriental country; the Orient

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

smile

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

motto; slogan; catchword

criticism; commentary; review

death from disease; death from illness

seedling; sapling; young tree

anemia; anaemia

uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

root; joint; base; crotch

wealthy person; millionaire

wealthy; rich; affluent

laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction

taste; elegance; charm

clothing and accessories; attire

public discussion; public criticism; controversy

ruler; measure; measuring stick

decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority

stirring; rousing oneself

humanities and social sciences; liberal arts

context (of a passage); line of thought

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

peacetime; time of peace

closing up shop (for the day)

different thing; another question; different case

change; conversion; transformation

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings

to return (something); to restore; to put back

reply; answer

guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha

magistrate; shogunate administrator

wandering; roaming; drifting

year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency

conference; annual convention

date (year, month and day)

seniority by length of service