Vocabulary

appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

outward appearance

pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain; china

fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward)

enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

special skill

special effects; SFX

poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison

self-education; self-instruction; self-study

self-righteousness; self-justified

mutation

bureau in a ministry

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945)

Antarctica

approval or disapproval; admission or denial

yearbook; almanac; annual

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

annual interest rate

nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; end of life vehicle

unsold items; leftovers; remainders; remnants

white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; white glow

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke

squad leader; group leader; team leader

market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening

handsome man

beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon; hair salon

necessary condition; requirement

surface; outer layer

out of stock; sold out

product name; name of an article

foreign matter; impurities

rot; decay; erosion

weathering

correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

village office; local administration office in a village