Vocabulary

blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen

trap (for catching animals); snare

snail

sophistry; sophism

rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

old temple

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

nipple; teat

repentance; confession; penitence

flowering season

mosquito net

dancing or jumping for joy

teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

snail; spiral shell

friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

share; portion; quota; cut

early ripening rice

consort ship

cold rice

below zero; sub-zero

roadside

curve; bend; crook

false charge; false accusation

joke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay

luxury; extravagance

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

this evening; tonight

the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

the ten fingers

going fishing; going out to fish

urine; piss; pee; urination

castle construction; building a castle; fortification

spoon

convention; tired tradition; old custom

the king and his feudal lords

tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)

(photographic) camera