Vocabulary

(taking a) bath; hot spring cure

predicament; difficult situation

bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship

light green

slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

carpet; rug; matting; carpeting

rich person; wealthy person

whip; lash; scourge

game; pastime; recreation; diversion

Canes Venatici (constellation); the Hunting dogs

kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

snivel; nasal mucus; snot

thistle (Cirsium spp.)

thicket; bush; grove; scrub

scarf; muffler

falling on one's backside; pratfall

firearms; missile; projectile weapon

expertise; special skills

expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge

husband

husband

husband

packhorse driver

quadruplets

news

feldspar

laths of wood (trucking)

removable ramps for trucks

goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning

(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle

(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure

realis form (of verbs and adjectives in classical Japanese); perfective form

assembly; aggregation

leave-taking; (saying) goodbye

reel; spool

coil; hose

achieving nirvana

wicked thought; wicked mind

wicked heart; evil design

phases of the age (times)