Vocabulary

erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)

hip (of roof)

evil eye

tigereye; tiger's-eye

military base

leaf apex; tip of the leaf

norovirus

destination (of a delivery); consignee

legal measure; legal action

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

situated deep in the mountains

regular student (undergraduate or graduate)

exchange or research student (as opposed to regular undergraduate or graduate)

Diet session up to the creation of the budget

remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget

extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request

(something) mixed with rain (snow, wind, etc.)

childish; immature; green

Humane King Sutra

Humane King Sutra

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable

both groups; both factions

conjugation table; conjugation chart; declension table

splitting or merging of municipalities

abolishing and establishing

dividing and uniting

exchange and consolidation (of lands)

Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth

same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric

oysters cooked in the shell

dried up waterfall; dry waterfall

vortex filament; vortex line

goods buried during the ground-breaking ceremony for a temple

Do Not Enter; No Entry; Wrong Way

English Speaking Society; English Study Society; English conversation club

intersection (of sets); common set

to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere

one's mind; one's thoughts; one's heart

to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed

to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon