Vocabulary

calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

commerce and industry

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

detailed; full; minute

tuck (e.g. in a dress)

screening (a movie); showing

performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

high rice field; very fertile rice field

riding; ride

colony

professional duties

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

fresh

truth; reality

high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement

progress; advance; improvement; development

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost

hostage

system; organization; organisation; architecture

gymnastics; physical exercises

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

resignation; stepping down; retirement

agency; agent

kitchen

carpenter

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight

first step

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

mountain stream; valley; dale

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)

escape; getting away (from); getting out (of)

withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out

mountain stream

alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

carbon (C)

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem