Vocabulary

seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)

seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)

the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage

to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape

to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

to be drowned at sea

to be drowned at sea

to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called

to leave (a scene); to step away

to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job

Imperial Rescript on Education (1890)

to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment

to build a nest; to nest

freedom of the press

to attain enlightenment

guilty conscience; feelings of remorse

retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime

to pay for one's transgression; to receive punishment for one's crime

to come to an end; to finish; to get fired

to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

in a gloating manner

distant look; faraway look

to give a true account; to give a graphic account

in respect of; in regard to; as for

trembling with fear

window frame; window sill

nostril

tirelessly; perseveringly; without letting up

interminable; unending; endless; boundless

to coil itself (e.g. a snake)

with a gentle face and a nice word

deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced

around the end of (a period of time)

isn't it; right?; you know?

klutzy; clumsy

do this, do that; dos and don'ts

to decide the outcome (e.g. game)

sexual liberation