Vocabulary

sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt

attaching a sleeve to the body of a shirt; sleeve seam

stupa; dagoba

instead; but (on the other hand)

blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight

false; hypocritical

broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean

each; respectively

reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule

staying in Japan

to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care

kind; sort; type

brave; courageous; valiant; fierce

ferocious; fierce

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

proviso

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

ordinary person

treading water

seahorse; sea horse

to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to)

vertically structured society; hierarchical society

floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage

by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually

to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

lop-eared

(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)

substitute article; back-up

to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

ostrich (Struthio camelus)

terraced fields; terraced farm

contest of strength; trial of strength

by sheer strength; by brute force

to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower

set of staggered shelves

in pieces

vagina

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant