Vocabulary

temple

asphalt; bitumen

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

large earthenware pot (for brewing sake)

10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar

nature; character

umbilical cord

to boil; to seethe

mayfly

pyralid larva; borer

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)

quilt; bedding

diaper; nappy

coveting

avarice; greed

glaze; enamel

minnow; shinner

verification seal; tally

duplicate key

cross between a mallard and domestic duck

identifying mark (esp. a mark of comradeship)

fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)

door between the rooms

clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

pity

duckweed

Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree

Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)

brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that

hemp yarn; linen thread

hemp cloth

Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

walking practice; getting one's legs into shape

prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria