Vocabulary

candy fashioned in human and animal forms

stick of candy

food boiled in sugared broth

large and wide

day of a ceremony or event

step in a Japanese entranceway

(feudal era) law code

program of a ceremony; programme of a ceremony

ceremony; manners

official responsible for court ceremonies

(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies

extreme decline; decay

cleaning; scrubbing

prospector

prospecting rights; mining claim

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

probationer

first writing (of the New Year)

trial performance; rehearsal

checking a calculation

(entrance) examination hell

test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip

(aeronautical) beyond right

red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)

also-ran; non-winner

equal ratio

geometric series

geometric progression; geometric sequence

equality

rank; grade; same rank

equal angles

equal value; equivalence

uniform velocity

isobath

equal amount; same quantity

equidistant

isogloss

homogeneous

degree of kinship

master poet