Vocabulary

tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C

investiture of the Crown Prince

watching while standing (e.g. a play)

legislature; legislative body

forest products

rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

same crime

same row; same line; same file

discernment; insight

strong point; forte; merit; strength

special sale; bargain sale

going south

southern hemisphere

two flat things

naked eye

entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

annual function; annual event

horsepower; hp

the world of the haiku

stature; height

combination; arrangement; distribution; harmony; mixture; compounding

mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary; acting as a go-between

purchase; buying; buying out

daytime; midday

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

thin film

judge; magistrate

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager

(photographic) subject

clothing

escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

corpuscle; minute particle; particulate

virtue

knee