Vocabulary

smith; metalsmith

decapitation; beheading

jettisoned cargo

braided cord

bat; batting

batting champion

batting average

thrashing; beating

place by the lamp; area under the lamp

lamplight

ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river

novels or plays about the merchant class

neighborhood association; neighbourhood association

town

physician in private practice

Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official

merger of towns and villages

municipal system

martial arts school situated in a town

nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from)

nail hider; nailhead cover; decorative object which conceals the head of a nail

summit conference

vertical angle

present; gift

stationary weather front

fixed income

constant pressure

thesis

formulation; formularization; formularisation

permanent home

long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident

non-standard-sized mail

fixed opinion

categorical statement

price list

regular meeting

fixed rule

fixed point observation

fixed law

family crest