Vocabulary

urinary organs

(army) provisions; food

flying column; detached force

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines

opposite side; other side; other party

calendar year; civil year; time; year after year

dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

effect of dyeing

remedy for a cold; cold medicine

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

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

spinning song

swelling; bulge; puff

protection from insects; insect repellence

ink painting

main object; principal object; true aim

mother ship

highway; main road; the right road

adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

branch temple

nosebleed

ice house; ice room; cold room

phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire

fleeting life; this transient world; floating world