Vocabulary

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

seasonal festival

turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning

close to the ear

being washed away

exhibition; showing; displaying; putting on display

stone construction

mesh (of a net)

horse's length

great fortune; good luck

fortune; happiness and prosperity

appearance; expression; manifestation

personal considerations; private circumstances; favoritism (favouritism); sentimental motives

trees with entwined branches

reverberation

rottenness; decay; corruption

female help; female labor; female labour; female worker

thundercloud

talking politics; discussion of a law case

neuralgia

sincerity; devotion

graveyard

fishing season

hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack

sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale

handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands

path; lane

stagnation; standstill; accumulation; pile-up

nutrient; nourishment

returning to port

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

inorganic matter; mineral matter

after bathing

retainer of a daimyo

for use of customers or guests

fury; flying into a rage; outrage

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

flat board; slab; slat; plane table

one side

constitutional government