Vocabulary

(verbal) abuse; name-calling; abusive language; insulting remarks

cold; coldness; cold air

relief (sculptural method)

pipe; tube

seminar

confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop

effective use; making effective use (of)

automobile manufacturer; car maker

talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks

repeat; repeating; repetition

month (of the year)

mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu)

rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance

homophony; same pronunciation; same sound

copper coin

baldness; bald head

spinning top

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret

twice

20 percent

February

carbon dioxide; CO2

twenty; 20

both (people); the two of them

2nd day of the month

sunset

Japan and the Soviet Union; Japanese-Soviet

everyday life; daily life

Japanese history; history of Japan

Japanese paper; washi

throughout Japan

Sunday

admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member

entrance examination

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue

bent back; hunchback; stoop

approximate age; apparent age