Vocabulary

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

wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

state of the war; war situation

to dye; to colour; to color

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)

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

gradual progress; steady advance

shooting; sniping

priest; monk; bonze

representative

viscera; bowels

to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay

commonly (called, said, etc.); popularly; colloquially; in common parlance

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

ancient times; prehistoric times

way to do (something)

capacity; volume

compost; manure

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

grand festival

large build

title; heading

colonization; colonisation; development; settlement; exploitation

creche; day nursery; day-care center

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

to forge; to temper

perception; sensation; awareness