Vocabulary

dyslexia

pancreatic islets; islets of Langerhans

Emperor hina doll

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

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

kanji compound

bilingual; bilingualism

bureaucratic routine; red tape

master clock; control clock

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

resolution (of a lens)

thawing season; spring thaw

(white) radish sprouts; daikon sprouts

spare trousers (pants, slacks)

wife; the missus

being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on

iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier

sewing up; darning

original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)

rewriting (e.g. of a book)

scratch; scrape; abrasion

training period; residency (esp. medical); internship

farewell exhibition; retrospective (exhibition); exhibition in commemoration of retirement