Vocabulary

round-robin cabinet

unused possession

having a dream

rise in market prices

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; harbinger; forerunner

name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace

secret funds

joint liability on guarantee

conceptual; ideational; notional

(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity

peaceful death

high priest

specially equipped; customized; customised

wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention

forcing (something) in; pushing in

Western clothing; Western binding

major axis

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting

military service; combat experience

abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism

high score

roadside; wayside

sensitivity to the times; sense of the times

police reporter

Judicial Research and Training Institute

fixed-term payment (usu. insurance)

departure from office

listener's role

producer goods; producer's goods

fireproof

occupational disease

shake; shock

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

short sentence

barker; tout; hawker; someone who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, shops, bars, and such, by exhorting passing public

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

employee; employment