Vocabulary

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs

industrial machinery

dead language; extinct language

page of a magazine

situation; state of things; current affairs

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

self-destruction; ruining oneself

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

misgovernment

jealousy; envy

pawnshop

old friend; old acquaintance

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

agreement

emphasis; stress; highlighting; underlining; underscoring

gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot

gold certificate

mulberry field; mulberry plantation

naval port; naval station

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

drawing; painting; picture

chart; diagram; graph; figure

puddle; pool of water

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

attendant; follower

ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops

nebula

fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach

living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human)

live broadcast

rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes

stone Buddhist image

setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

railway bridge; iron bridge

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

natural enemy