Vocabulary

pollination

frost on trees; hoarfrost (on trees)

last train (of the day)

October Revolution

weight

chief vassal; senior statesman

release (from prison)

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

martyrdom

performance tour

particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning")

summons; subpoena; citation

merchant; trader; shrewd businessman

lowercase letter

quotation; abstract; selection; summary

marsh; swamp; bog

final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due

blending of Japanese and Western styles

push-up (exercise); press-up

chewing; mastication

suckling; nursing; lactation

shyness; bashfulness; shame

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

one revolution; one rotation

old edition

7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar

outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust

sanity; consciousness; soberness

fan shape

handsome man

icicle

safety valve

paddle; oar; scull

borrowed thing

direct ancestors; ascendant

fish hook

fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond

oversight; omission