Vocabulary

footmen; foot soldier

wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically)

racing tip; racing prediction

unawares; before one is aware

Japanese person living and working abroad (esp. in Asia as a business person)

association of overseas Japanese merchants

(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife

harmonious cooperation; close cooperation

ornament; decoration

decorator; ornamentalist

cover crop

ward (of the court)

irritability (of an organ, etc.)

test drug

appointee; nominee

beggar

phase of decline; ebb; twilight

surface-active agent; surfactant

skin effect

clothes dryer; tumble dryer

clothing fiber; clothing fibre

sacking; bagging

erosion; dissolved loss

sake for moon viewing parties

pornographic film

man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather

woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather

musical activities

sense of space; spaciousness

horse's load

mountaineering club; climbing club

theatrical activities; theatre work

of no concern; nothing; trivial; not even a fart

contents-certified mail

beauty of content (as opposed to form); substantial beauty

content subject

tool subject

internal volume; capacity

unsigned; unattributed

picking up a bowl with one's right hand which is already holding one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)