Vocabulary

both banks (of a river)

mechanics; dynamics

(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance

cold water

(one's) age

grounds of an argument

eagle (Accipitridae family)

folding screen

stirring; rousing oneself

humanities and social sciences; liberal arts

context (of a passage); line of thought

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

peacetime; time of peace

closing up shop (for the day)

different thing; another question; different case

change; conversion; transformation

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings

reply; answer

guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha

magistrate; shogunate administrator

wandering; roaming; drifting

year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency

main body (of troops); main force

this (current) year

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

fountain pen

having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content

unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable

pulse

guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

son-in-law

anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

details; particulars; specifics

elucidation; explicit statement; specification