Vocabulary

vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister

to pour (of rain); to pound down

red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning

to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself

end of spring; late spring

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; to strangle with floss silk

to hold the key (to)

rich or poor, a man is a man; a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man

having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien

indiscriminately

to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)

precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth

to relate to; to have one's feelings understood

keepsake; memorabilia; memento

to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with

to fall in love (for the first time); to know love

to take a firm stand; to argue about

to get more than one requests; to beg for water and receive wine

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to take notice of; to deal with

to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)

to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on

to cause a person trouble

to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one

sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one

to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)

to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles

to expend money; to spend money

to show interest in

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of a fox; to be exorcised from a fox

feast for one's eyes

feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year