Vocabulary

powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous

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

to soar; to fly

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

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

rain water

benefit; use; good; advantage; gain

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

spare time; free time; leisure

left side; left-hand side

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

emotion; feeling

branch office

samurai; warrior

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

both sides

war; battle; campaign; fight

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

present; gift

registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail)

side; edge; beside; besides; nearby

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)

origin; beginning; source

scar

model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

retail

seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season

small quantity; small amount