Vocabulary

kiss

arousing sexual desire

grassy field; grassland; meadow

metrics

a merchant claims to suffer losses but eventually amasses a fortune

Tokyo Citizens' Day (October 1)

prefectural citizens' day

rider on a life insurance policy (covering accidents, diseases, etc.)

now; here; at this juncture

pimping; pandering

Singapura (cat breed)

separate place; another place

smiling face; beaming face

God (in monotheism)

black goat

leading manufacturer

inland sea; enclosed sea; inlet

elder; elderly person; senior

as-shipped (condition); ex-factory (e.g. settings); time of shipment

semi-monopoly; quasi-monopoly

reasonably; to some extent; in its own way; after its fashion

sense organ; sensory organ

fast muscle

fast-twitch muscle fiber; fast muscle fiber

muscle fiber

to take responsibility for; to take the blame for

guardian; custodian; preserver

Murata rifle (Meiji-era single-shot rifle)

carrier; bringer; conveyor; bearer

unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient

mahakalpa; great eon

coastal waters; marginal sea

aircraft fabric covering

rustic

painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)

being even; being square; owing nothing to each other

constrictor (muscle); retractor

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles

ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus)