Vocabulary

morning; forenoon

storage of water

discipline; punishment; reprimand

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

going straight (to); going direct; going without stopping

direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service

going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient

all-night vigil over a body; wake

commuter pass; season ticket

appointed time; timetable; schedule

demonstration; presentation

skill; ability; dexterity

outset; start; beginning

wrist

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

plotting; planning (crime, intrigue)

sufferings; ordeals; agony

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses

being filled with; being full of; permeation

small arms

celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck

(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)

clear profit; net income; net profit

pilgrimage; pilgrim

virgin (usu. female); maiden

the Two Ise Shrines

sunny place; in the sun

sunlight

sunset

reality; actuality; actual conditions; true situation; faithful representation; vivid depiction

clay

one's mind

catastrophe; cataclysm

ruin; destruction; fall

arranging; ordering; sequencing; lining up; laying out

culture; cultivation

indemnities; reparations

oak tree