Vocabulary

sending back; return to sender

convenient method; handy method

compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense

vowel

Japanese title (given to foreign work)

ruining a country

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

overeating; gluttony

excessive profits; unfair profit

northerly (wind); from the north

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

flood of emotions; many thoughts

all means

whole house; whole audience

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

futurism

selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation

metallurgy

nocturne

pottery (i.e. the place)

customary use; common usage; general usage

hearty send-off

looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty

return to one's post

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

artificial tooth

handstand; headstand

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

old capital; former capital

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

morning star; Venus; rarity

rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

older brother and older sister

"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)

light metal

gap; opening; room; space

vertical motion (in earthquakes)