Vocabulary

time; hour; season

porcelain; china; chinaware

self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride

literacy rate

honest; steady

one's younger brother

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

sales on credit

encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights)

trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation

amplitude (of vibration)

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; refurbishing; renovating

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

relative; relation; kin

relative; relation

hardships; privation

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

man-made calamity

murder; murderer

surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

very great; enormous; serious

drop of water

water current

very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably

rosary; string of prayer beads

mathematical principle; mathematics

death

siding; sidetrack; turnout

pirated edition; pirated version; bootleg copy

chain reaction

change; transformation; inversion

trifling matter; trifle

large container

gold mine

holding a job; being employed; gainful employment

wealthy family; important person; bigwig

temple elementary school (Edo period)

to get used to hearing

daily use

evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree