Vocabulary

rebellion; great uprising

fury; flying into a rage; outrage

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; everyday

flat board; slab; slat; plane table

to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

one side

constitutional government

spinning song

to spin; to make yarn

swelling; bulge; puff

protection from insects; insect repellence

supreme command; high command

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

penetration; permeation; transmission

fuse

boy; kid; child

child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

Taoism; Daoism

guidepost; signpost

special pardon; (general) amnesty

special prize

urge; demand; importunity

killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)

wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

to finish reading; to read through

internal pressure

informal consent; private consent

inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited

culmination; southing; crossing the meridian

party of two

day shift; day duty; day work

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

appointments and dismissal

to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice

full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details

coarse; crude; inferior

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be advanced

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly