Vocabulary

auspicious dream; well-boding dream

to divide into groups or classes

to wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

one step each day

relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations

to sweep away; to sweep out

to bud; to sprout

to save face

first Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-93)

Keichō campaign (1597-98; incl. the second Japanese invasion of Korea in 1597)

generally understood logic

professional male mourner; keener

professional female mourner; keener

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

brown colour (created by roasting or firing)

secret military camp (Korea); guerrilla camp

tiny

fine horse; swift horse

woman who has recently given birth

to eliminate; to remove; to cast out

rich black

yakuza; gangster

drinking game

one can never be completely satisfied

sports commentator; sports announcer; play-by-play announcer

under repair; out of service; being adjusted

pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave

sulfosalt mineral

mineral facies

neptunism

detonating powder

holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)

Liangbatou; traditional Manchurian female hairstyle

no matter what it is; in every case

solfatara

akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms