Vocabulary

(Edo-period) type of humorous poem

crazy behavior; deranged conduct

raging waves

brink of death

ancient times

round-trip ticket; return ticket

postcard with a reply card attached

the (deceased) father of the current emperor

imperial ancestors

Imperial House Act

the Imperial Household expenses

(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire

the Imperial Palace

the imperial line

shrine of imperial ancestors

(artistic) golden section

turning yellow; yellowing

wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree

wide-mouthed (bottle, jar, etc.)

broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard

effectiveness of advertising

advertising rates

advertising media

advertising expenses

the advertising industry

wide plain or field

wide sleeve

public relations section or department

double width cloth or fabric

generous; broad-hearted

broad veranda; spacious veranda; eaves

spaciousness; extensiveness; expansiveness; vastness

reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale

short and fat; pudgy; stocky

swaggering

sitting with one's legs out to one side

bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)

acting illogically

striated muscle

(transverse) cross section