Vocabulary

joining a club

regional forestry office

longevity

address

elementary education; primary education

inorganic matter; mineral matter

after bathing

retainer of a daimyo

for use of customers or guests

nageire; free-style flower arrangement

one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality

informal consent; private consent

culmination; southing; crossing the meridian

party of two

day shift; day duty; day work

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

appointments and dismissal

ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

color scheme; colour scheme

matchmaking; acting as a go-between

motorcycle police

white line

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion

counteroffensive

proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation

last century; previous century

full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details

offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; counterbalancing

funeral procession

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

instant death

addition

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

bad debt; irrecoverable debt

adjustment; retouching (in photography)

bad smell; stink