Vocabulary

owned by the city

prudence; discretion; thought; consideration

shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy

edamame (green soybeans)

private letter; personal letter; private message

trial; trying out; giving (something) a trial

season

drama criticism

fierce fighting

holding another position; serving concurrently as

envoy to Tang China

decompression

latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; third part (of three); final part; last volume

misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

acquaintance; relations; fellowship

official telegram; (diplomatic) cable

idea; plan

biography

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

mica; isinglass

projection (on a screen)

detour; roundabout way

shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

outward journey

Yellow Sea

pea green; yellow-green

name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship)

warm heart; kindliness

scale

ebb and flow

accomplishment; realization; attainment; fulfillment; achievement

discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting

ant

whereabouts; address

anorexia

community chest

severe earthquake

parish

rushing around; running wild