Vocabulary

love feast; agape

love feast; agape

amusement

wanderer; traveller; traveler

reserve corps; flying squadron

artistic accomplishments

tourist bar; gay bar catering mainly to straight people

exorcism rite; purification

shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo)

new potatoes

alpine skiing

wraparound retaining straps worn with the old ski cable bindings

end of the world; farthest corner of the earth

woollen fabric; woollen cloth

adjusting one's makeup

falling in love; attachment

religious abstinence; purification

shale

knotted cord or rope

blood pledge; oath signed in blood

to be thickly clad

known quantity

romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story

gate money; admission fee

to strain every nerve; to feel nervous

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to be discouraged

strong-willed; strong of heart

returning sailboat; setting sail for home port

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

magnetomotive force

kiku-ban (paper size; 636x939 mm)

crisis; critical moment; critical time

forbidden fruit

to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

attendant; attendance upon another

epigraph on a stone monument; ancient inscriptions on monuments

respectfully written

contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation