Vocabulary

unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary

honorary position

superstition; superstitious belief

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

wood carving; woodcraft

(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

stray cat; alley cat

friendly nation

ecstasy

unofficial record; rumour; rumor

noh song

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

fallopian tube; oviduct

happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

sheet metal; metal plate

nameplate; doorplate

employer

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music

speaking voice; talking voice

writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting

reduction; diminishment; contraction

enticement; inducement; attraction

unexpected result; upset; surprise

wooden sword

duty; public service

waste liquid

each

wealthy merchant

diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter

friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

mixture; adulteration

sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

sake brewer; sake brewery

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

mistake; error; discrepancy

shark

remaining business

manual; instructions; guide