Vocabulary
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matchbox
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi)
poisonous; toxic
to be drowned at sea
to be drowned at sea
colonial period
art studio visits
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
double agent
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
chessboard
to press against each other; to huddle together
fretfully; impatiently
balaclava
henhouse; chicken coop
to leave (a scene); to step away
to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job
fast typing
quick shooting; quick shot; fast draw
subject nation; subordinate state; dependency
unreality
unreality
story; tale
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari
understanding; comprehending
Imperial Rescript on Education (1890)
one's talent and virtue; noble character
worldly affairs; public affairs
Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors (1882)
type of picture book popular in the late Edo period
dangibon; type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)
Imperial Rescript of 1908
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
geometrical optics
large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)
lattice