Vocabulary

ordinary person

treading water

seahorse; sea horse

vertically structured society; hierarchical society

floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage

lop-eared

substitute article; back-up

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

ostrich (Struthio camelus)

terraced fields; terraced farm

contest of strength; trial of strength

set of staggered shelves

vagina

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

arbitration

hanging in midair; suspended in midair

second part (of three); second volume; middle part

mediator; intercessor

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

ultra large-scale integration; ULSI

imperial envoy; imperial messenger

direct method (of teaching foreign languages); natural method

partitioning screen

use

moonlight

fabrication; lie; fiction

maker; builder; creator

garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish

bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers

omission in a bill

omission in a bill

addition; appendix; supplement; postscript

dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.

money tip wrapped in paper

fishing rod

fishing tackle

suspension bridge; rope bridge

imperial palace gate; imperial palace