Vocabulary

note; memorandum

feel; touch

trouble; bother

nimble; quick; agile

calculation on an abacus

seeds and seedlings

tumor; tumour

passivity

centrifugal force

horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters

monarchical system

monarchy; imperial rule

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

non-commissioned officer; petty officer

geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal

whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song

poetry circles

riverside

(large) gun; artillery; cannon

attendance at a funeral

excursion; round trip

to mourn; to lament

(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

renaming; retitling

illustration; drawing

(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor

seashell; shell

triumphant return; returning in triumph

foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond

foreign enemy; outside invader

cover; lid; cap

outside the Cabinet

scholarly

school friend

form (of type); forme

cold wave

sentiment; sentimentality

entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district

rod; pole