Vocabulary

genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious

midday; broad daylight

child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

narrow victory

state of progress

accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)

chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability

levelling of ground (for construction)

astrology; horoscope

mental health; mental hygiene

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

face; working face

batting first

garden pond; miniature lake

entire building

Zen priest

foundation stone; cornerstone

weeding

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

lunar eclipse

pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

archaic word; obsolete word; archaism

cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

public meeting

public institution

grains

mass (of people); large crowd

black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine

jamming; interference; cross talk

ulterior motive; plot; scheme

financial power; financial means; wealth

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

instrumental trio

assembling (of people)

yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō

birth control

weather vane

utmost limit; extremity; result