Vocabulary

surface of the water; face of the water

properties of water

budget of padded (empty) figures

income from a shop

store; shop

channel (type of section steel)

trench digging machine; trencher

grooved rail

something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead

wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

edge of a street

guide

roadside

port festival

along the ridges

succession of peaks

peaks

watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower

status; social standing

two Imperial princes

next (fiscal) year

Lotus Sutra

Ming (serif typeface); Minchō

private residence temporarily taking lodgers

folk dance

open freight car

anechoic chamber; anechoic room

bases are loaded with no outs

incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party

mutual financing association

ridge tile

flock of sparrows

village shrine

selection of masterpieces

noun phrase; NP

first year of Meiji era

great detective

star pitcher

famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)

nameplate; plaque