Vocabulary

person; people

relish; gusto; appreciation

shoji (paper sliding door)

superior officer

sentiments; passions

jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

loom; weaving machine

(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape

electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG

complaint; protest; objection; fault

one's parents' home

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops

earthquake disaster

pedestrian traffic

water's edge; waterside; shore

water wheel

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

young bird; chick; fledgling

head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder

Stars and Stripes (US flag)

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather

exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment

concentration; diligence; devotion

blue

piling up; making a heap; laying bricks

cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

saving water; water conservation; economizing on water

despotism; autocracy

warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

electric fan

fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships

preceding paragraph; first part

the whole store

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

binoculars; field glasses

conception; idea; thought

remembering; recollection; calling to mind

sooner or later; in time; eventually