Vocabulary

set meal; special (of the day)

fixed quantity

to tie; to fasten; to tighten

communications (e.g. post, telegraph)

gun; firearm

nobleman; dignitary; lord

expressing one's mind; speaking out

frequency; number of times; incidence

general (civil engineering and construction) contractor

embankment; bank

to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side

collapse; collapsing; death

on an island; on-island

administration; medication; dosage

I; we; our part

eyebrow; eyebrows

inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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

unprepared

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

material; physical

rapids

to escape from; to get out

minor key

start; beginning; first step; clue

absolutely; positively; decidedly

suspension of water supply; water outage

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation

conclusion; decision; judgement; declaration

cellar; basement

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta