Vocabulary

hornwort

words used to describe tempo, dynamics, etc. in music; musical terminology

divergent series

quintic equation

medial (in phonics)

private land; park

ceremonial music

riding a tiger

having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

unavoidable; inevitable

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

in puffs; in whiffs

falling heavily

coward

thremmatology; study of plant and animal breeding

influenced (by); under an influence

freighter; cargo ship; carrier

spiral; helical

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

convergent series

minutes of a pre-trial hearing; records of a preliminary examination

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine

calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone

dangerous

(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment

hemp-palm broom

terrible pain; terrible hardship; terrible suffering

bits of cotton

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

toy balloon

one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems

toad venom (used as an analgesic and cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine)

ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)

maple-leaf viewing

lovesickness

intrinsic goodness

love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

remains after cutting something

remains; fragment; remains after having cut something