Vocabulary

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

penetrating cold

manual; practice book

rumble in the ground

copyreading department

who's who; directory; social register

exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon; voucher

selfishness; selfish motive

private law

private right

cell division

thin arm; slender arm

moisture

celebration; auspicious occasion

headgear; headdress

experiences

deciduous tree

blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)

boiled fish-paste products

connector; coupler

barn; stable

state ceremony

smacking one's lips (over food)

(head) priest; head priest of the Ise Shrine

the past

aviator; flying ace; birdman

surface area

playwriting

high peak

prosecutor's office

season; time of year

essay on poetry; theory of poetry