Vocabulary

primary products

one tree; a tree

a metal reinforcement

prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)

westerlies; prevailing westerlies

fair or reasonable price

enemy territory; hostile place

passing along (in order); sending on

translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering

northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)

burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire

kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

nationalism; statism

running style

domestic; internal

convection

distance between two cars

parent bird

civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

self-criticism

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

water vein; underground stream of water

to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured

manners and customs; folkways; usage

seller; selling side

remaining snow; lingering snow

seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw

hygienics

manager; caretaker

utility value

tertiary industry

fixed property; real property

Japan Science Council

underground resources

adjoining land

prime of life; era of national prosperity

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust