Vocabulary

literal translation; direct translation

low blood pressure

stopping a ship; detention; quarantine

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

boat; watercraft

ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite

entering the priesthood

purification; refining

early spring; beginning of spring

the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong

learning

figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

additional printing; reprint; reissue

inn

supply (of a commodity)

rigorous distinction

jurisdiction

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

sphere of influence

retrenchment; curtailment

ground; earth; grounding; earthing

kiss; kissing

snowy valley

a short while ago; just now

astrology

stain; spot; smudge; blot; smear; blotch

seasickness

monastery; temple

operation (of trains)

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.)

sumo wrestler; rikishi

growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up

geodetic survey

another shop; another store; another restaurant

saliva; spit; spittle

dispersal; breaking up

height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer

maidservant; housemaid; maid

preface; foreword; introduction; introductory chapter

reparation; redemption