Vocabulary

invitation; introduction

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

desire; appetite; lust

calmness; composure; presence of mind

dairy farming

nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear

sink (e.g. in a kitchen)

travel expenses

both arguments; both opinions

good sense

conscience

green; green color

resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

regular meeting

chilliness; coldness

labor; labour; work; service

old age; advanced age

point in question (at issue)

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

Japanese style

wristwatch; watch

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

classification; categorization; sorting

bunraku; Japanese puppet theatre (theater)

armed forces; military; troops

rice

separation; living separately; living apart

attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of

health preservation; recuperation; recreation

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

dialect; provincialism

main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.)

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner

base; stronghold; main fort

burying in the ground

rise of the curtain; opening of a play

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

rain water

benefit; use; good; advantage; gain