Vocabulary

white-toothed shrew (any rodent of genus Crocidura); shrew

rift valley

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)

regional geography; topography

gentle and round face; cheerful face; face like the Bodhisattva Jizō

land subsidence

geological map

geological age; geological era

geological survey

earthquake prediction

seismic wave

spirit residing in the ground

area of a piece of land; acreage

noh chorus

land register

coming-of-age ceremony

adult movie

adult education

upstart; parvenu

written law; statutory law

written law; statute law

coming-of-age ceremony

market order; order without limit

origin; cause

adult

growing point; point of growth

law code; established rites

success and failure

completion of one's work

stratovolcano; composite volcano

set phrase; idiomatic expression

period of maturity; adolescence; puberty

outside a castle

castle moat

castle garrison

town; town walls

fortress

single helping (e.g. of rice)

prosperous era

prime of life