Vocabulary

one drop (of fluid)

a puff; a smoke; a cup of tea

one bow; one salute; one greeting

right bank (of a river)

building a nest

sharp; keen; acute

remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause

distant place; faraway location; far away

to get dirty; to become dirty

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune

(flower) vase

freight car; van

overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

artists' world; painting circles

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

spit; skewer

to dig; to excavate; to hollow

military scrip

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

performing style; acting style

conclusion of trial; conclusion of a hearing

prefectural assembly

shoulders; body

severe punishment; rigorous measures

this world; this life

solitary island; isolated island

historical event; ancient event

regret; repentance; remorse

main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence

pigment