Vocabulary

something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary

texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

funeral service of a Japanese emperor

parliamentarism

meningitis

official notice; notification

dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt

rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with

root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

light; lamplight

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money)

second son

sixth anniversary of a death

the seven spring flowers

authentic account

jewel; gem

bark (of a tree, etc.)

conclusion; resolution; settling (e.g. of a dispute); returning to normal

heavy metals

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

excess of exports; favorable balance of trade; favourable balance of trade

source (e.g. quotation); authority

pure heart; naivete; innocence

impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions

result; fruit (of); product (of)

woman

second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

succession; accession; inheritance

speculative stock

(dental) plaque

court physician

one's own style; self-taught manner

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering

admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement

gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder

the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)