Vocabulary

birdhouse; nest box; bird box

concubine (of a noble)

compliance; conformance; adaptation

restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles

fecundity; having many children

symmetry

alternative plan

extra pay

high praise; great admiration; acclaim

spontaneous recess (in the Diet)

being open but having virtually no business

Sunday edition of a newspaper

smuggling in; importing through illegal channels

trace; vestige; evidence

patent

sand; fine sand

appearance; emergence

necrosis

hotel catering for lovers; hotel that rents rooms by the hour

inspection (of troops)

genius; prodigy

gluttony

stage setting; scenery

Venus (planet)

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

renting; leasing

competition; rivalry

hidden assets

same amount

divine tree or island east of China; Fusang

water polo

the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)

working (in, at, for); holding a post (at); serving (as)

destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

tenant farming

short article; short essay

executive committee; executive organ

bronze ware

monetary offering; donation

psychiatric examination