Vocabulary

rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen

load; freight; cargo

congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties

rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation

platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit

magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion

real life; actual life; everyday life

recovery; undoing; recall

palm (of one's hand)

liquor trade

beginning; inauguration

logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

treasured sword

circumstances

licensed chef; qualified cook

(artificial) dialysis

private funeral

lower layer; layer beneath

summer clothing; summer wear

household economy; housekeeping; homemaking

drawing paper

dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements

revised edition

swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

pattern; design

opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)

loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin

block (of land)

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style

storage; housing for equipment and machines

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity

lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

moonlight; moonbeam

time; years; days; (one's) life

military police

reduction in a dividend; smaller ration

individualism

veteran; old-timer; experienced person

call; hail; yell