Vocabulary

housemother; dorm mother

analogy

exemplification; illustrating by example

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder

zero; nought

soul; spirit

disastrous earthquake

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

full load; being fully loaded (with); being loaded to capacity (with); carrying a full load (of)

noun

clear explanation

cotton cloth; cotton material

wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft

alarm clock

eye drops; eyewash

to be conspicuous; to stand out

formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed

night watch; night watchman

rustic; country bumpkin; countryfolk

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing)

living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate

postal money order

rehearsal

infant; baby; little child

Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

to melt together; to blend together

mutton; lamb (meat)

cigar

ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

to pour into; to wash down (food)

vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

both persons

physical work; manual labour (labor)

apple (fruit)

turret; watchtower

shoulder (of a road); berm

to age; to grow old

Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse

folding one's arms