Vocabulary

convenient; expedient; makeshift

pad placed under sheet before using a seal (to make imprint clearer)

Dongba script (used by the Naxi People in southern China); Tomba script; Tompa script

aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)

emetic

emetic

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

isopods

huff; heave-ho

someone who is bad at horse-riding

window frame; window sill

pinstriped (e.g. suit)

bowler hat

bowler hat

reluctant; unwilling

taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things

to begin to open; to come out

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

public corporation set up to administer a public facility

amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)

amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)

administrator (manager) of a public facility

hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae); blue grenadier

Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)

Hichiku dialect (western Kyushu)

kiang (Equus kiang); kyang

open-mouthed

click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something)

with a vomiting sound

with a click; with a snap

nostril

thumping; banging

tirelessly; perseveringly; without letting up

with a slap; smack; whack; sound of a sharp blow with something flat

interminable; unending; endless; boundless

thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump

thump; thud; bump; clunk

with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

to coil itself (e.g. a snake)