Vocabulary

main; principal; chief; leading; important

between-meal snack

woman textile worker

free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship

to tell again and again; to repeat; to refrain; to turn up; to turn down

grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)

to bid up; to corner the market

circular; circulating letter

(small) cargo vessel; lighter

nautical mile

radish sprout

relation; connection

busiest and most profitable business period; peak season

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

brilliant; bright; glorious

arranged by strokes

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

drying in the shade

to become clouded; to darken; to get dark; to become hidden (behind clouds)

excessive praise; undeserved praise

lucky day; auspicious occasion; happy day

itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

auspicious occasion

lower leg; shank

incidentally; at the same time

to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to take the shape of; to imitate

sword rack

(professional) storyteller

besides; furthermore; moreover

mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch

to kidnap

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

outstanding poem

gods

one's family; one's clan

fuse

(not even) for a moment; (not) even in the slightest degree; (not) on any account; (not) at all; (not) under any circumstances

temporary advance (of money)