Vocabulary

sensitivity to cold; poor circulation

love letter

workers and farmers

naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period

chord

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

vague; ambiguous; unclear

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; intricate; elaborate

epidemic; plague; pestilence

skin lotion; face lotion

handling cargo; loading and unloading; cargo work

allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase

foe; enemy; rival

black hair

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

to fall down; to fall over

two meals; (eating) two meals a day

supplementary reader

old man

clear autumnal weather

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.)

getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

detached house; single house; single building

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; peddler; vendor

insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion

fold; crease; pleat

hindrance; impediment

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down

amity; friendship

sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

(playground) slide

chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it

to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain

clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

projection (of an image)

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; new

way out; means to escape; escape route