Vocabulary

(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

electronic calculator combined with a soroban

Hokkaido Legislative Assembly

modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition

measuring instrument

local industry; traditional local industry

statelessness

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

mystery; wonder

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

arc

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

mental image; mental picture; image

gold ore; gold deposit

gold dust; silver dust

good performance; good work; great success

upper tier; upper section; upper deck; upper row; upper step; upper grade

ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket

embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding

surplus; balance

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; colour-coding

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

new publication; new book

fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness

house; dwelling; human habitation

human kindness; human weakness

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

wind music; wind instrument music

light blue; pale blue; aqua

washing with water; rinsing; flushing

refined taste; elegant pursuits

cardinal (Catholic Church)

worldly things; common customs; ordinary life; popular taste

world reformation

braking

form of government; system of government; polity

official history; authorized history

soft drink