Vocabulary

to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

the hairline

latticework

check(ed) pattern; plaid

to adhere to formalities

one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art

Cabinet Minister

protest

antitoxin; antivenin; antivenom

written protest

sailing

aerial photograph

air traffic control

aerospace industry

airsickness

air base

air route; airway; air lane; air corridor

flying corps

seamanship; (the art of) navigation

cruising capacity

sea mark; seamark; beacon

rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)

every house; each household

doors and shoji (sliding doors with paper panes)

Family Registration Law

census-taking; examining family registers

employer

unemployment insurance; employment insurance

obstinacy

mooring rope

rigging

writing (style)

tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub

light-coloured ceramic cooking pan with a lid and short spout

temporary lodging built to accommodate an Imperial visit

on the way; as one goes

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

going and returning; divorced woman

going up and down; going back and forth

bank money