Vocabulary

shooting; hunting

brutal heart

stock (of a gun); gunstock

gunshot wound

writing (a book); book

subordinate clause

to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew

root division

winning straight victories; making a clean score

(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

hook; crochet hook; crochet needle

Poaceae (family of flowering plants); Gramineae

loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)

scale insect

to haul in hand over hand

(submarine) ridge

free-cutting steel

preconscious (psychoanalysis)

caution; precaution; care

shellwork

inflorescence

stakes; bet

crater floor; crater basin

different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own way

well-known

dying while traveling; dying while abroad

boiling in an iron pot

paper holder; paper clip

scissors for cutting paper

snarling old man; irascible old man

sad to say; how sad; alas

selection

laxatives

silent reading of the sutras

penetration; permeation

very thin voice

infringement; violation

satisfaction

phrenology; physiognomy

pilfering; snatching; swiping; filching