Vocabulary

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter

to cook inside

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time)

company business

wheelchair

to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter

near; close by; within reach; handy

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

magic; sorcery; incantation

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

revenue stamp

to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away

bucket; pail; tub

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

phonograph record; gramophone record

rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

(state of) apparent death; suspended animation

temple (esp. large one); monastery

endless; boundless; everlasting

kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature

fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell)

origin of a fire

excess or deficiency; too much or too little

circulation (esp. of documents); sending round

foreign rice

street light; streetlamp

everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen

nuclear explosion

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

scholar; student

cession (of territory)

to slip off

sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down

birch (esp. Japanese white birch)

to mow; to reap; to harvest

coronary artery

being fully equipped; being fully furnished

inertia