Vocabulary

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; exposition

lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae

white lily

snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape

change of attitude (stance, position)

main attraction; special feature; big draw

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

welling of water; spring water; spring

divine grace; divine favour; blessing; answer to a prayer

unclimbed mountain

clinician

holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly

Lotus Sutra

canvasser; door-to-door salesman

poetry and prose; literature; literary works

monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a poem

obsession; compulsive idea

(vocal) volume

the war generation; those who grew up during WWII (in Japan)

old battlefield

(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; attention

Committee on Judicial Affairs

Buddhist sermon

native of a prefecture

the times; an age; a day and age

antibiotic-resistant bacteria

degree of accuracy

play within a play

brewery (sake, soy); brewer

field overseer; site foreman

perishable food; perishables

nocturnality; nocturnal habits

hemorrhoids; piles

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

long life and happiness

calisthenics

charcoal fire

movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour