Vocabulary

equipment; harness; fittings

addition to a building

amplification

accumulation; pile; heap

common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace

future; distant future

branches and leaves; foliage

tenant; renter

direct import; direct importation

Inner Ise Shrine

Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)

empty nest

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance)

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed

parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody

decoration; arrangement

to lean (to one side); to incline

deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

70th birthday

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

equipment; provision

fishing line

tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)

sliding door

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

hangover

to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

alarm clock

graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

musical world

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

fluke; chance; pure luck

distinction