Vocabulary

march; advance

door made of cedar

resistance to pressure; resisting pressure

colored pattern; coloured pattern

mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram

randori (freestyle judo training)

government; administration

welfare facilities

trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour

white gem (esp. a pearl)

white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)

nickel and copper alloy

surging waves; raging billows

tumulus; grave mound

refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)

black swan (Cygnus atratus)

grapple; scuffle

spraying

thirst

entry; (marginal) notes

tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk

kitchen knife for sashimi

winter bird

detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)

relay station; translator station

seating order

the people; the public

business affairs of a company

arrangement of stones in a garden

cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting

bond; deed; contract

oil pipeline

transmitter (device)

radio drama

the cause of a disease

official market quotations; exchange rates

Chinese person (esp. Han Chinese)

miraculous spring or fountain

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission

adult fish