Vocabulary

governance

medical fees

(legacy of an) administration

thrifty person

start; origin; beginnings

beginning period; initial term

viviparous animal

congenital eczema

amber; yellowish-brown

candy fashioned in human and animal forms

stick of candy

food boiled in sugared broth

day of a ceremony or event

step in a Japanese entranceway

(feudal era) law code

program of a ceremony; programme of a ceremony

ceremony; manners

official responsible for court ceremonies

(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies

extreme decline; decay

cleaning; scrubbing

prospector

prospecting rights; mining claim

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

probationer

first writing (of the New Year)

trial performance; rehearsal

checking a calculation

(entrance) examination hell

test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip

(aeronautical) beyond right

red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)

also-ran; non-winner

equal ratio

geometric series

geometric progression; geometric sequence

equality

rank; grade; same rank

equal angles

equal value; equivalence