Vocabulary

industrial waste

harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union

exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness

place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot

guidance; showing the way; guide

large hole

losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash

standing statue; standing image

driftwood

stone statue

donor; benefactor; almsgiver

test drive; test ride; trial ride

nervous system

(small) stone; rock; pebble

national customs and manners

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

high priest

sink; washstand

(main building of a) Shinto shrine

combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket

letter of introduction

flattery; sycophancy; adulation

point of ignition; flash point

inventor

proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative

conspiracy; collusion

platelet; thrombocyte

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures

under the eaves

original word; original language

old style; ancient rites

extinct plants and animals

old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest

election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote

diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording

whistle (sound made with the lips)

death by hanging; execution by hanging

rainfall; precipitation

existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling