Vocabulary

parental love; parental affection

greatest common divisor; GCD

rice production

ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); the ultimate truth of Buddhism; nirvana

suitable place

political organization (organisation)

boatman; ferryman

dogwood (Cornus controversa)

tight turn

small political party

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; breaking or rushing into

Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)

mental illness; psychosis

safety device

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; wifely role

territorial relationship; regional bond

prosperous period

vote for a losing candidate; wasted vote

narrow path; narrow lane

illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing

opening session

piling up; multiple layers

haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

insertion; letter drop

pay gap; wage gap; wage differential

pinning technique (in wrestling or judo)

center of an explosion; centre of an explosion

leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

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.

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing

lying fallow; leaving a field uncultivated

witness; observer

scene; view; prospect; outlook