Vocabulary

east wind; spring wind

descendant

(feelings of) love

a certain ...; some ...

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

hedge

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

to make up for; to compensate for; to offset

forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.)

body double; double

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

cold wintry wind

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on

happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

sheet metal; metal plate

nameplate; doorplate

stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils

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

wave motion; undulation; surge

waves; billows; surge

horse meat; horsemeat

haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.)

defecation

ovulation

to carry on one's back

to sell over to

chalk (rock)

soft roe; milt