Vocabulary

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines

opposite side; other side; other party

calendar year; civil year; time; year after year

to well up; to burst; to arise

dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

effect of dyeing

to become weak

remedy for a cold; cold medicine

to fall in love (with); to love

seasonal festival

turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning

close to the ear

ink painting

main object; principal object; true aim

mother ship

highway; main road; the right road

adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

branch temple

civil rights

good idea

keep in mind; take note of; remember

(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

cecum; caecum; blind gut

street at night; making a night journey

vivid; lifelike; graphic

superiority complex; sense of superiority

illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining

aquatic plant

playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water

small bones

National Athletic Meet

rout; collapse

air-raid shelter; bomb shelter

(crop) damage from disease and harmful insects

top hundred; hundred best

path in a field

pertaining to school

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour