Vocabulary

civil official

palm; open hand

grain of rice

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

variation

to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks)

gravestone; tombstone

embroidery; sewing

spore

interception; monitoring; tapping

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear

intoxication

skull

single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with

home country

lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)

voluntarily appearing for police questioning

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

flood

large attendance; full house; capacity audience

oracle; revelation; divine message

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

manly; masculine; like a man

to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

to feel ashamed

spider

delay (in payment, delivery, rationing, etc.)

broker; jobber

fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge

stakeout; ambush; cordon

making (to order); preparation; manufacture

superman; superwoman

to rebound; to recoil; to spring back up; to bounce back

curio; rare article

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

tending a store