Vocabulary

overpower; subdue; keep down

filter press

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to have a dig at

to back down; to back out (of a commitment or plan); to turn back; to withdraw; to retreat

seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy

to become greasy; to be oil-stained

opium

umbrella

to descend from heaven

overcast weather

imperial throne

high laced shoes or boots

cat's cradle

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting)

common raccoon (Procyon lotor)

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

all; every

the way (something) ought to be

thank you; thanks

Arita ware (porcelain)

shadow; gloom

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to worry (about); to fear

memorizing a musical score

quarrel; dispute

obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

fiancé; fiancée

each house; every house; many houses

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

not long after; before long

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

remaining works; results of a man's labor (labour)

scribbling; doodling; graffiti

ichibukin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth a quarter ryō

ichibugin; Edo-period rectangular silver coin worth one quarter ryō

uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board

small vase for one or two flowers

one grab

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

one-year-old