Vocabulary

level; ordinary

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

fluttering

farewell cup; farewell dinner

beautiful woman; pretty girl

separately; apart; severally; individually

flattery; adulation

protuberant; paunchy

(shrine or temple) donation register; subscription book; subscription list

presentation (to someone of high status); submitting; offering

laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter

confusedly; perplexity

tolerance; magnanimity; comprehension

to rest one's chin in one's hands

catching and killing

raisins; currants; dried grapes

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

carving; engraving; sculpture

canal; waterway; ditch

reaching age of 60; dotage; second childhood

premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder

marginal notes; side notes; gloss

blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement

so-and-so

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

matrix (printing)

spirited; rising; energetic

ordinary; usual

to dance

each time; frequently; always

roundabout road; curving road

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

to mix; to blend; to combine

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride

once again; yet again; (there you go) again

various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting

incense; incense powder

makko-ho (set of four exercises for general health)