Vocabulary

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

flight; flying; soaring

alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding

bare feet

composition; constitution

all-out attack; general offensive

gutter; ditch

boldface; bold-type; thick characters

mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension

longed-for; anxiously awaited

appointment

sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy

writing on someone's behalf

ocean; large sea

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

literary art; literary activity; writing

The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

cool; calm; composed; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmoved

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

transformation

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

formation (e.g. of aircraft)

travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy

toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan

passed ball

grave (pit)

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator