Vocabulary

vocal cords; vocal folds

headship of a family; family property

clearing (land); excavating

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

selling by the piece

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment

tale; narrative

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

to be dyed

last century; previous century

to exchange; to interchange

to take out; to produce; to pick out

to accept; to receive (an application); to take up

adjustment; retouching (in photography)

bad smell; stink

disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight

crossroads; intersection

broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish)

vernal equinox; spring equinox

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

municipal office

to aspire to; to aim for; to intend; to resolve

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department

self-examination; reflection

confidence; popularity

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

new wife

serious; earnest; sober; grave