Vocabulary

Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

right under; directly below; right beneath

crowd; throng

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue

design; sketch

India-ink painting; ink wash painting

cooking; kitchen work

genitals

orthodox school

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer

lifelong education; continuing education; further education

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

refining; refinement; smelting

north-west

silence; stillness; quietness

cut flowers

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard

out of print

higher future quotations

the other day; some time ago; recently

some time ago; the other day

possession; occupation; occupancy

state of the war; war situation

incense stick

former (incumbent); predecessor

event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

gradual progress; steady advance

shooting; sniping

priest; monk; bonze

representative

bargain goods; loss leader

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

sending a telegram; telegraphing; wiring

laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)

pathogen

long horse (for vaulting)

cake flour; pastry flour