Vocabulary

to be overwhelmed; to be overawed

to make a good showing

to cheer; to raise someone's spirits

to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

to relax; to take it easy

to feel more confident

delusion; trick of the imagination

to go crazy; to lose one's mind

to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

to feel dispirited; to feel discouraged

to feel depressed

to be patient

black lacquer

playing with fire

gambling with hanafuda

fistula

with a bump; with a clunk

malignant melanoma

badlands

Satanic school

bauble; trinket; gimcrack; gewgaw; tchotchke; tsatske

classified advertisement; classified ad

mistress

discernment; discretion

clerical work

gneiss

representative office (e.g. diplomatic)

to be swallowed up (by); to be engulfed

even game (esp. in go)

to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

barrel roll

to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint

The New Currency Act (1871)

new currency

sound of water

match; tournament; interschool match