Vocabulary

in deep black; in jet black

chimpanzee

black spot; black dot; bull's-eye

glow of a firefly

silicon (Si)

neck

opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

languid; listless

to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)

to kick to death

offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice

hygiene

verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures

autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest

vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; boor

low birth; humble origin

strict order

author's footnotes; original notes

one's rival in love

to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)

koinobori; carp streamer; carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in May

cultivator; tiller

filial piety; brotherly love

revision of a text (by comparison of variant sources); emendation; recension

rise and fall (of nations); destiny

The Miner (1908 novel by Natsume Sōseki)

mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath

to greet; to call out (to); to start talking (to)

crotch; groin; area between the thighs

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to collapse

old saying; old expression

individually; separately

each one separately

historic ruins

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

origin and history; particulars

commentaries of the ancients

moment by moment; hour by hour

everything