Vocabulary

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

borrowing

death from explosion; death from bombing

flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

outside one's field; out of one's line

double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms

variety of plants; various herbs

smoke bomb; smoke candle

to slip out; to steal out

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon

flag at half-mast

reflexive; reflecting

house number; address

vinegared dish; pickled dish

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

tone of voice

to undertake; to take on (task)

union; joining

moderation; self-restraint; temperance

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct

former wife; late wife

religious mission; religious proclamation

undivided attention; concentration

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

to select; to pick out

pig iron

prostate (gland)

sniper; sharpshooter

way of playing (an instrument); style of playing; playing technique

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

manor; demesne

to be sufficient; to be enough

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

coronation ceremony; enthronement

abdication

degeneration; retrogression; atrophy

execution by proxy; subrogation (of administrative acts)

great laughter; burst of laughter