Vocabulary

being declared the winner of a bout

iron wall; impregnable fortress

shuttling back and forth; shuttle service

(Edo-period) chief minister

planting; planting out; transplanting

festival; rites; ritual

rites; ritual

burst of energy from within

male help; male labor; male labour

charge for medicine

irrational (line of) argument

first warbling heard in a New Year

latter or second part

neglected garden; abandoned garden

dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass

unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)

emergency measures

elegy; dirge; mournful melody

palpation

up in a tree; in the trees

putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all

bad road

phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon)

low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

noh actor

wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

flight; rout; debacle

water supply

self-advertisement

white chrysanthemum

being lightly dressed

thin skin

small profits and quick returns

shorts; (knee) breeches

brainwashing

preface; introduction; preamble

good deed; good conduct; benevolence

gradual decrease; decline

birth; lineage; parentage; origin

priesthood registry