Vocabulary

Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)

bar graph; rectangular graph

radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback

ahem; harrumph

death by drowning

water-drawing ceremony (performed at Tōdaiji on March 13); rite of drawing sacred water

(your) judgment; discernment

Imperial train; royal train

matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event

insufficient study

to rack one's brains without getting anywhere; to mull over endlessly; to be unable to make up one's mind

to be unable to make up one's mind; to be undecided

kanji compound

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

bilingual; bilingualism

heavy

to make (someone) think (that ...); to make (someone) believe (that ...); to strike one as

unexpected; unforeseen

bureaucratic routine; red tape

easy task; no problem

on very good terms with each other; romantically attached

master clock; control clock

king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

dregs; lees; grounds; sediment

pool (in river)

line graph

seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables

mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress

woman's looks; woman's charm

joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman

widow

cawing (of a crow)

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial)

revision; modified plan

thereafter; after doing that; followed by

resolution (of a lens)

thawing season; spring thaw

(white) radish sprouts; daikon sprouts

to arrive home; to return