Vocabulary

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt

to cast; to mint; to coin

main building (of a manor)

hanging scroll

to succeed; to relieve; to replace

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something

to eat; to drink; to wolf; to knock back

thoroughly; completely; utterly

pickling in salt; food preserved in salt

fainting; losing consciousness; passing out

staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move

trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly

deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)

summer festival; summer matsuri

the way in which something came about; origin

wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

radical; acute; sharp

asking oneself

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

harmless

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

winning successively; defeating one's enemy in succession

passing through without stopping; passing by

disposable

locational advantage; advantageous position

long life

withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)

electromagnetic wave

angry voice

money-worship; mammon-worship

thin ice

partial destruction by fire

mare; filly

whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity

number of steps

driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt