Vocabulary

chief priest

sudden illness

sudden turn; sudden change

rescue; salvage

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

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

film drama

traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families

period; time

return journey; one's way home; one's way back

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body

valuable article; valuables

standing up

hypocrisy

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

artificial leg

paradox

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

relief; aid

classmate; friend in the same class

residence; reside

source of supply

creed; doctrine; dogma

breast; chest

gold and silver

chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

nine parts; ninety percent; mostly

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

bitter cup; bitter experience; bitter defeat; ordeal

empty; vacant; hollow

empty stomach; hunger