Vocabulary

hokora; small wayside shrine

jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

mutual opposition; contrariety; contradiction

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

vulgarity; worldliness; worldly ambition

common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation

death (of a noble, etc.)

knowing

portrait

telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out

galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals

to wait in vain

tall building; the cabinet

realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition

cathedral

table; desk

to rinse; to wash out

southeast

unlined kimono

to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in

land border; boundary

(about) medium; middle; average

palsy; paralysis

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

fourth rank; fourth class; fourth party (in a contract, etc.)

funeral; burial

people attending a funeral or offering condolences

personal account (of); direct talks

prompt answer; immediate reply

personal; confidential (letter)

direct export

straight road; short cut

stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.)

to shave off (hair)

freshly shaven

presentation (of a passport, ID, bill of exchange, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)

younger brother's wife

younger sons

younger daughters

the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way