Vocabulary

flower bed

fluorescence

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

deadlock; stalemate; standstill; impasse; being stuck

bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment

cold sweat

bandage; dressing

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

low tone; bass; low voice

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)

ascent; uphill; upward slope

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

pill; lozenge; tablet

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; real intentions

new building; annexe; annex

newcomer; new face

midwinter; dead of winter

occupation; stationing

wire

course; direction

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)

folding fan

dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

concealment; hiding; ambush

trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise

predecessor