Vocabulary

neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference

tax collection; taxation

town council

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

hearing (by a government agency)

direct delivery

one's own handwriting; autograph

stagnation; inactivity

ratification; confirmation

small amount (of money); small sum

one's real father; natural father; biological father

borrower; debtor; tenant

main ingredient; main component

removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly

scramble; struggle

smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox

tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia

as is habit; the way life normally is

aggregation

congratulatory telegram

reduced drawing; miniature copy

branch office

spring breeze

ten-day report

first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

first love; puppy love

main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed

prince of royal blood; Imperial prince

interval; break; pause; intermission

death and injury; being killed or injured

range of one's work; one's area of responsibility; range of one's duties

propriety; right or wrong; justice

morals; morality; sincerity

medical efficacy; effect of a medicine

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming

small number of people

Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang)

child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child

written oath; covenant; pledge