Vocabulary

impromptu

spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down

promptness; timeliness

immediate cease-fire

immediate

same day shipping

to breathe

to take a breath; to take a short rest

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.)

son

strut; short vertical post

to shock (grain)

old ceremonial court dress

hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher

length measuring machine

measure

surveying instrument; surveyor's level

surveyor; surveying engineer

survey map

to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to go into the red

to be slow-footed

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis

toe

to cross one's legs

suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage

foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork

groundwork; preparation

kick

briskly (walk); at a quick pace

swift-footed; light-footed

high clogs; rain clogs

ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)

Ashikaga period (i.e. Muromachi period; 1336-1573)

trouble of going somewhere