Vocabulary

excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)

earthen figure; clay figure

generosity; magnanimity; tolerance

cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow

body

fattening (cattle, pigs, etc.)

parallel; equal; match

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

nutrition; nourishment

temples and shrines

transfer

river fish; freshwater fish

green grass; young (fresh) grass

yield; yield rate

heavy bombing; intensive bombing

departure from Japan

good custom

midsummer; height of summer

lecture; sermon; preaching

parental authority; parental rights; custody

present (brought by a visitor); gift

secret information; intelligence

sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror)

white plaster wall

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

sliding storm shutter

garden party

quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim

temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

sludge; slime; dregs; mire

doctor's visit; house call

favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route

poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village

atoll; circular coral reef

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

fake (work); counterfeit

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

quick-wittedness; tact

affectation; pretension; posturing