Vocabulary

box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

atheism

reservist

reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare

address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply

national review; national referendum on the appointment or re-appointment of Supreme Court judges, held at the same time as general elections to the House of Representatives

one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

sand hill; dune

cloud of sand (dust, etc.)

mountains and seas

first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter

language; speech

association formed to carry out an objective

autonomic dysfunction; autonomic failure; dysautonomia

primary industry

growing thickly; growing densely

clear autumn water; clear fall water

autumn festival; fall festival; autumn matsuri

drunken frenzy; drunken violence

solid (an assured, a safe) vote; solid (assured) support

advanced course

high peak

prosecutor's office

season; time of year

essay on poetry; theory of poetry

childhood

art and literature

geisha

self-immolation

chieftain

gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

living person; the living

back row; last row; rearmost row

chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

bags and pouches; bags

return to school

hell on earth; living hell

success in life

discussion