Vocabulary

mania; wild excitement

curved surface

capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print

neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures

myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness

local prosecutor

growing en masse in one location (of plants)

ridge of earth between rice fields

summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform

flower vase

flowers and birds

New Year's card

accountant

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

class struggle; class warfare; class conflict

externals; external form

outer surface; outside; exterior

all phases; each side; each surface

demotion; downgrading

school (of thought); sect

jaw; chin

subspecies

pathos; melancholy; sorrow

bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice

corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse; evil ways

rolling; extending by applying pressure

gastritis; gastric catarrh

central nerves

strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event

ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock

thank-you party

shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

before god; before an altar

divinity

electrical appliance

inherent; innate

marine meteorological observatory