Vocabulary

to change one's point of view

whole district of Kanto

cooperation between the private and public sectors

to lay in a coffin

to enter the government service

heat sensitizer; heat sensitiser

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

beginning of midwinter

induction

crucian carp caught in midwinter

get-together to enjoy the autumn foliage

sweet (pleasant) dreams

to put on a crown

governmental porcelain furnace

lobe of the liver

cold district; northern district

to cover a coffin; to die

to communicate secretly; to form a close friendship

to enjoy oneself to one's heart's content; to enjoy oneself to the full

to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head

kanji printer

the said proposal

periphery; surroundings

brink; outer edge

tenth month of the lunar calendar

probationary diplomat

diplomatic talent

(group of) foreigners; foreign contingent; foreign participants; foreign competitors; foreign players; foreign teams

mother's family name

article-by-article discussion

history

animal power

the intellectual class

source of knowledge

to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge

to extend one's knowledge

ponds and swamps

emotion and volition; intellect

death from suffocation

official salary