Vocabulary

recollection; reminiscence

passing by

formula; prescribed form; established formality

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

wiles; art of coaxing

Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology

running through; traversal

felony; serious crime

reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper); compact edition

reduced scale; scaling down

troubles both at home and abroad

entering a room

semi-governmental; semi-official

fabric; cloth; textiles; drapery; dry-goods; piece goods

Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers

creation of the world

Genesis (book of the Bible)

mourning band; mourning ribbon

precocity; early ripening; premature development

reed pipe

ostracism

death; the next world

placenta

introduction

general; admiral

(intensity of) illumination; illuminance

symptom

scabbard; sheath

inborn nature

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

tendency; trend

sugar manufacture

incision; operation; section

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

specialized course; specialised course

imperial inspection

tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice

electric potential

earthenware pot