Vocabulary

bridge pillar

streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape

egg soup

masterpiece

admiration; praise; laudation

garters; suspenders

cosmochemistry

closed season for fishing or hunting

collation editing; proofreading and annotation

string made from twisted paper

town organization; town organisation; town administration

adversity; sad circumstances

sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape

oxidized silver; oxidised silver

repentance; contrition

temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge

soup made with sake lees

hard-headed; stubborn

gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger

silver mine; silver ore

foolish idea

boasting; bragging; talking big

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

(very) short story or article; short short story; conté

intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha

(light) pink

scion; cion; (horticultural) graft

earring (non-pierced); helix

silent rumination; quiet thought

crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore

contest (of strength or skill)

pride in one's strength or skill

main force; brute force; strong-arm

using one's arms as a pillow

arm wrestling

rolling up one's sleeves

brachiation; swinging from branch to branch

physical strength

armlet; bracelet

grudging look