Vocabulary

bridge pier; pontoon bridge

fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

angina pectoris

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)

continuous service

thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

vein of gold

silver (color, colour)

extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental

instruction; direction; briefing

meter; gauge

chicken meat

rage; fury

sanction; approval; decision

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

jet; spray; emission; spouting

milk powder

literary world; literary circles

calm; peace; serenity; tranquility; tranquillity

cooked rice

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency

separate room; another room

deviation; inclination; offset; bias; prejudice

irregularity; anomaly

one side

unity; even matching; interdependence

hearing aid

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship

armful

gunfire; fire

Japanese film

eating until one is full; eating one's fill; gorging (on); satiation

saturation; satiation

spinning (textiles)

north entrance; north exit

seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture