Vocabulary

bay window

assistance; support

snow removal

merchant; store; shop

platoon

small bowl

promotion; advancement

detailed explanation

water supply; tap water

lord of a castle

to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to receive

colonization; colonisation

leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food

heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy

anxiety; worry; fear

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer)

false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

flaw; defect; fault

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to become

burn; scald

frog

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

definitive edition; authoritative edition

five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other

black and white; right and wrong

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

middle finger; long finger; second finger; tall finger

suspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady; fishy

(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

genius; brilliance; unusual talent

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

to smell sweet; to be fragrant

temporary residence

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

to eat

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)

often; frequently; again and again