Vocabulary

Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass

wheat field; barley field; cornfield

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to remove

act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

to compare

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

axle; pivot

forming; shaping; fashioning

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

live program; live programme

raw egg

confectionery production

to accumulate; to save

red tide

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)

scoring the first point; winning the first game

lathe

line drawing

stateroom; cabin

previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding

antiquity; the previous era

mouse; rat

temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures

episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote

leaving the nest

rowing; boating

tabi; traditional split-toe socks

express; special delivery

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

pluralistic; plural

high humidity

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

(clinical) thermometer

body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)

flood

large attendance; full house; capacity audience

oracle; revelation; divine message

to plunder; to grab; to snatch