Vocabulary

quadrature

food dressed with liquid starch

standard; rule

fruit basket

down line; outbound line

down train; outbound train

axis of refraction

shoe brush

one's home; one's native province

provincial samurai

list of province names

prosperity of a country

national glory

fragrant smoke; aromatic smoke

ward finances

sunken (deep-set) eyes

kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo

bitter principle; bitter-tasting substance

tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo

merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice

flow of cars

car sickness

district; quarter

influencing people by one's virtue

interpretation; explanation

guide; master; teacher

caution; admonition; warning

happiness and sorrows

full (detailed) report

Buddha's great vows

concrete proposal

spreading Buddhist teachings

wartime atmosphere

county system

district headman; head county official

military authorities

management association; management conference; management institute

moon

fragrance; perfume; aroma

miscalculation