Vocabulary

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

to begin to

first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

first love; puppy love

prescribed form (of writing); format

various; several

preface; foreword; introduction

commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)

evening; early night hours

slightly elevated

small boat

to put out; to extinguish

to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete

castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

sense of language

exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation

notarized document; notarised document

tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit

good luck; fortune; happiness

imperial prince

executive officer; administrative official

lecture; discourse

steel pipe

steel

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down

spice; spices; condiment

gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; incense money

high-pitched tone; soprano

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining

national affairs

state funeral; national funeral