Vocabulary

director-general

hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment

(full) lining

government-general

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing

(clothing) patterned all over

consulate-general

eldest daughter

general strike

the total

being in general control of

full score

control; superintendence

onion flower head

marriage in which the bride lives temporarily in her parents' home

Japanese children's game

transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)

walking wherever one's legs lead one; wandering

footprint; soleprint

tricks performed with the feet

downing an opponent by grabbing his leg

beating time with one's foot

footwear

good walker; tireless walker

paper wasp

supplement; addition

footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet

footwarmer

common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank

leg lock

base of operations; foothold

gait; one's manner of walking

short pillar standing between a beam and roof ridge

snapshot

rapid completion; intensive training

speedy effect

quick-acting fertilizer; quick-acting fertiliser

rapid-fire gun; quick-fire gun

stenographer; writer of shorthand