Vocabulary

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

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection

statistical

command; lead; generalship; leadership

to move around; to move about; to get around

the same age

treaty of alliance

copperplate engraving; etching

reader (person)

letterpress; relief printing

thrust; charge; penetration

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia

weather; climatic conditions

hot blood; warm blood

the New Year dawns

heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

(science of) agriculture; agricultural science

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set

malt

shrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine

match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

germination; sprouting; budding

to make a mistake

inverse proportion

expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing

very great; enormous; serious

drop of water

water current

very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably

rosary; string of prayer beads