Vocabulary

back country; remote countryside

sending back; return to sender

convenient method; handy method

compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense

vowel

Japanese title (given to foreign work)

ruining a country

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

overeating; gluttony

excessive profits; unfair profit

northerly (wind); from the north

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

flood of emotions; many thoughts

all means

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

south-southwest; south-south-west

interest-bearing bond

school supplies

young warrior

all one's strength; desperate effort; strength one has when ready to die

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature

conditioned reflex

subterranean stream

hot and cold water

caller; visitor; company; guest

studhorse; stallion; breeding horse

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.)

decapitated head of an enemy

station; office; guardroom