Vocabulary

one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman

deep-rooted; ingrained

mixed voices

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; talent; acumen; powers

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar

to look up at; to raise one's eyes

original judgement; judgment in prior instance

fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement

to represent; to signify; to stand for

speech and behaviour (behavior)

used article; worn-out article

firm refusal

five-family unit; five-man group; quintet

narrator; storyteller; reciter

public organization; public organisation

notary public; notary; public notary

cardboard; thick paper

out-of-school; off-campus

law and order; (official) discipline

rough; wild; violent; rude; coarse; harsh

censer; incense burner

enshrining together

black ground; black cloth

plasterer

port (left side of vessel)

loess

to sell wholesale

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar

valuation; amount

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part

divine protection

aging; ageing; growing older

summery mountain

the road home

to warn against; to caution against

sailor; marine

outer circumference; perimeter