Vocabulary

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

wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

main body (of troops); main force

this (current) year

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

sect; denomination

end (of life); death; demise

to gather; to collect; to assemble

certificate of residence

centre of gravity (center)

heavy oil; fuel oil