Vocabulary

sleeping on the road (because of intoxication)

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

taxi fare

metacenter (e.g. of a ship); metacentre

comet hunter

Comet Hyakutake

Comet Hale-Bopp

Comet NEOWISE

Comet Ikeya-Seki

having sex with a sleeping person

to step on (something) and break it

main party (of the night); first party

congratulations!

to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate

indigenous rights; aboriginal rights

holdings; holding company

after-afterparty; third party of the night

to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel

as if it were about oneself

economy-size; economy-sized

brute-force attack

reeling in a lure very slowly (in fishing)

British India; British Raj

Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

relaxedly; leisurely; slowly; calmly

East Indies

gas appliance

reeling in a lure (fishing); retrieving

amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force

traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)

otokogata; male role in kabuki; kabuki actor who specializes in male roles

general property; ordinary property

pleasure boat; pleasure craft

coliform (bacteria) count; total coliform

most probable number; MPN

angle of repose

employment adjustment subsidy; subsidy to help defray layoff costs

betrothal money given from man to woman