Vocabulary

biography

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

mica; isinglass

projection (on a screen)

detour; roundabout way

shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

outward journey

Yellow Sea

pea green; yellow-green

name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship)

warm heart; kindliness

scale

summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform

flower vase

flowers and birds

New Year's card

accountant

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

class struggle; class warfare; class conflict

externals; external form

outer surface; outside; exterior

all phases; each side; each surface

demotion; downgrading

deep regret

continuing publication

soft light

uniforms provided for workers (by the employer)

central nerves

strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event

ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock

thank-you party

cost of a car

physical properties; properties of matter; physicality

outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

patronage; protection

written and spoken words; description

hostile nature; inimical character