Vocabulary

ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet

fried onion; (fried) onion rings

benigirai; (style of) ukiyo-e woodblock print which completely omits vermilion

designer baby

trying (a drink) for oneself

French bulldog

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

Artemis program (crewed spaceflight program)

road block

image overlaid with text

mug shot; mugshot

processing by hand; manufacturing by hand

kamigata-e; ukiyo-e prints from the Kamigata area (modern day Osaka, Kyoto)

mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark

first period (e.g. first class in school day)

elevated station; over-track station

ground-level station; aboveground station

elevated railway station

initiator; instigator; flagman; leader

rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP

flies swarming at the beginning of summer

to make a blunder; to blunder; to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night

people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama

you can't do something if you don't know how to do it; you can't read a sutra (by heart) if you haven't learned it

he who has never toiled, does not know what it is to enjoy repose

to go from (using, etc.) something bad to something good; to change (from riding) a cow to (riding) a horse

being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not

one should do more than what is literally being asked for; when told (to bring) the chisel, (also bring) the mallet

doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is; a rifle in the dark

fully colored (of an illustrated book, etc.)

(vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)

to sink (into one's seat, etc.)

visions of glory; evanescent glory

hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare

hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); hour of the Serpent

hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm)

hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)

hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)

hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); hour of the Cock