Vocabulary

ceremonial address

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

statelessness

type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks

mystery; wonder

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

arc

clincher; winning technique; official winning technique

being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open

high interest rate

occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)

specimen; sample; object to be examined

antique; historical object

judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.

electronic calculator combined with a soroban

Hokkaido Legislative Assembly

how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)

replenishment; supplement; reparation

Port and Harbor Authority

deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener

(female) assistant nurse; practical nurse

taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing

lying fallow; leaving a field uncultivated

witness; observer

ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition

measuring instrument

local industry; traditional local industry

sailing

unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track

necessity; inevitability

many objects (for study)

coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking

shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence

dishonored bill (dishonoured)

incombustibility

wind and rain

copying; duplication; reproduction; copy