Vocabulary

nonaqueous

learning something new; studying for the first time

butterfly

sensationalist book; absurd book

hobby book

yomi karuta (card game)

digital information

demonstrativeness; verifiability

colophon (of old Sino-Japanese books)

title page

interview survey

karuta maker; maker of traditional Japanese cards

new surname (after marrying, etc.)

manufacturing process

shrine maiden employed temporarily during the Tōka Ebisu festival

to order (someone to do something)

lianpu (face painting in classical Chinese opera)

playing karuta

throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one

intellectual standard; how intelligent one is

crab with little meat; crab of a moonlit night

attempting to be something you are not; drawing a tiger that ends up looking like a dog

what is bad for you might end up good; poison changes into medicine

main library; central library

hysterical; hysteric

someone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping board

age of information; information age

calculation by hand

harvester ant

freshness-preserving agent

freshness preservation (of food)

moistureproof packaging

moisture absorption efficacy

moisture absorbency

dehumidifying agent

Common Test for University Admissions

Common Test for University Admissions

all prefectures (of Japan)

examination venue; examination hall

unstoppable (of something bad)