Vocabulary

plait; braid

kamidana; household shrine; home shrine

humanities; arts

village; human habitation; human settlement

acetic acid

water-based; aqueous

athlete's foot

lofty; sublime; noble

small talk; chat; gossip

sexually transmitted disease; STD; sexually transmitted infection; STI; venereal disease; VD

orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery

tonight; this evening

to insert; to put in

(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions

reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

greens; vegetables

cutting (cloth, paper, etc.)

artificiality; pretence; contrived act

instrumental trio

great army; mighty host; whole army

major (JGSDF)

three colours; three colors

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers)

mountain range; mountain belt

tragedy; tragic event

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

novel; original; new; innovative

to partition; to divide; to mark off

general affairs

overture; prelude

twig; spray

small change; pocket change; coins

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

ascending air current; updraft

high priest; virtuous monk; holy man

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

evaporation

to weave into; to interweave