Vocabulary

scrapbook

paper cutouts

surgical operation

letter breaking off relations; Dear John letter

absolutism

an absolutist

the Absolute

absolute pitch; perfect pitch

evaluation on an absolute scale

absolute zero

(of a kind) never to be seen again

extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter

extinct family

splendor; splendour; superb view

insulator

brittleness

vulnerability; weakness; fragility

poison ivy rash; urushiol-induced contact dermatitis; toxicodendron dermatitis; rhus dermatitis

a lacquer painting

kneecap

near one's knee

moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)

keeping time by tapping one's knees

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

lap blanket

(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face

direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk

full house; sell-out

temple which issues amulets

setting to music; composition

economization; economisation

Setsuyōshū (Muromachi-era Japanese dictionary)

working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)

knothole; peep-hole

conserving rice

end-of-year settling of accounts

chaste wife; faithful wife

(musical) intonation marks

fidelity to one's principles

knotty wood or tree