Vocabulary

success; achievement; fruition

life or death; existence; destiny

recovery; restoration

destination; place one stays during a trip

brigade

both arms

path through forest; woodland path

cutting in round slices; round slice

toil; labor; labour; laborious task

waste; extravagance

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef

bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; relationship; connection; link

amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability

late marriage

denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

exhaustion; fatigue

dismissal (from a position); discharge

eyebrow; eyebrows

bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

military commander

foreshadowing

taking medicine; dosing

Buddhist (household) altar

physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

riding separately

other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); representation of oneself

amount; quantity

premature baby

widow

point of a spear; spearhead

fame; reputation; renown

cotton (material)

reason; cause; grounds

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness