Vocabulary

projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection; cast shadow

pink (colour, color); peach

concentricity

concentric circles

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

special mention

bore; inside diameter

inner ear

removing a name

military discharge

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork

rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide

ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history

one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

evergreen

reason

lying down and getting up

fresh water

gesture; gesticulation; motion

muddiness; murkiness; cloudiness; unclearness

equal rights among men and women

intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains

estate; plot of land

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

(carved) statue; sculpture

an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles

making up a prescription; dispensing a prescription; preparing a medicine

transcendence; transcendency

(a) jump

goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples

work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles

direct current; DC

calming down; settling down; quieting down; quietening down; subsiding; pacification

thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)

ventilation; draft; airing

quorum

bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva)

pardon; remission; amnesty

person in charge

red seal