Vocabulary

to feign innocence; to feign ignorance

square; formal; prim; stuffy

to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

to dam up (a stream); to dam

crossing a mountain

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism

long ago; a long time ago; already

to boil; to come to a boil

an assortment; combination

recipient; receiver; acceptor; taker

to be out of resources; to run out of stock

successfully; with success

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

incendiary bomb; firebomb

to begin to tremble

battle surcoat

enameling; enamelware

ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.)

to join forces with; to cooperate with

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

unable to wait

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle

tea party

to beat time; to mark time

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

earth god; earth deity

(taking a) bath; hot spring cure

predicament; difficult situation

like; similar to

to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to run high; to billow; to swell; to ripple

to get torn; to wear out; to be frustrated; to break

bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship

light green

slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

carpet; rug; matting; carpeting

to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

rich person; wealthy person

whip; lash; scourge