Vocabulary

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)

revival; restoration; resuscitation

restart; fresh start

annual expenditure

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

reign; being on the throne

crime; sin; vice

third proof

mountain climbing; mountaineering

calamity; disaster; catastrophe

maternity leave; paternity leave

after childbirth; postpartum

support; patronage

pure love

to go around; to make a circle around

helper; supporter; second; backer

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

pebble; small stone

reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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

to overeat

(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape

electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG

complaint; protest; objection; fault

height of; middle of; full bloom

serious; earnest

mysterious; mystical

one's parents' home

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

earthquake disaster

pedestrian traffic

water's edge; waterside; shore