Vocabulary

go for it; heave; ugh

long ton; British ton

feeling rough (of the throat); irritated

with a great deal of effort; laboriously

artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding

Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree

quiver (for arrows)

gizzard; crop

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

ahem

indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

self-important; important-looking; pompous; proud; conceited; snobbish

neckline (of dress, etc.)

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

oriental garden cricket (Teleogryllus emma); emma field cricket

teacher's grade book

to become decrepit and ugly with age

to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close

mischief; (child's) prank

farewell party; send-off party

cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

overtaking; passing

old age; declining years

to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)

limerick

general headquarters

sexual experience

Daijirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

yakyūken; strip version of rock, paper, scissors (similar to strip poker)

low-grade prostitute; prostitute working from boats on the Sumida River

period style

sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging

potion

twinkle

fetish

reflexology

word-order marks used to assist reading of Chinese classics

transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese