Vocabulary

family name; house name

fire; trace of fire; heat of fire

pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well

pregnancy; conception

overview; outline; rough summary

speed

outside help; help from without

waiting in vain

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

large branch; bough

choosing one from among several; multiple choice

rubbing; rubbed copy

decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching

pink; rose

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

topography; geographical description

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

middle ear; tympanum

morning fog; morning mist

super express

receiving; getting; accepting; being given

random attacker; slasher

correspondent; reporter

revised edition (of a book or manuscript); authoritative edition; standard edition

thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person

natural span of life

natural disaster; cataclysm

revolution; rotation

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper

arabesque pattern

shoulder width (breadth)

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

latter half of one's life

brightness; splendour; splendor

freeze-dried tofu

pressing one's hands together in prayer