Vocabulary

the same rank; the same digit

high grade; special grade; classy

coastwise service

to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); to be intrinsic

Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties

hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

instrumental duet; instrumental duo

heatstroke; sunstroke

opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling

latex (milky fluid found in plants)

fever; febrile disease

brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis

cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

borrowing

death from explosion; death from bombing

flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms

variety of plants; various herbs

smoke bomb; smoke candle

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

flag at half-mast

the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; the true charm

daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted

removing one's hat

single colour (color); monochrome

searching; hunting for news story; journalist

disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

stilts (for walking)

storage battery

dark reddish-brown; liver color

Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Communists

about the middle (of an era)

loyalty and filial piety

sake cup

morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours

stethoscope

permanence; perpetuity

lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

going straight on; going straight ahead