Vocabulary

tempura soba without the noodles

water and ink

gorge; ravine

stone fort

vast; boundless

stone circle

stone circle

tropical disease (e.g. malaria)

with a thump; with a clang; with a clank

quietly

entertainment hall

music hall; entertainment hall

handbasket

vertical bars; vertical lattice

shade of a rock

mysterious fish; strange fish

small (fish) scale

rare fish

deferential; humble; reverent; respectful

passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis); China rose; shoeblack plant

straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen

first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north)

second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)

third of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and east)

fourth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east)

fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)

sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west)

seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)

eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)

ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)

to lose

quantifier

dried squid; dried cuttlefish

lifestyle magazine

squab; young pigeon

dinoflagellate

religious fervour; religious enthusiasm

widening (of a road)

brute force approach (esp. in a video game)