Vocabulary

the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths

gun barrel

diadem; jeweled crown

the Peace Corps

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

loyal retainer

wicked; evil; profligate; immoral

shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

before god; before an altar

divinity

electrical appliance

ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock

thank-you party

cost of a car

physical properties; properties of matter; physicality

outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

rearranging; remodeling; remodelling

stage play

putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back

woodblock-printed book; book printed from woodblocks

one parent

deep regret

continuing publication

cerebral cortex

thigh

heavy rain

psychosomatic illness

ventricle

Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner

Lotus Sutra

canvasser; door-to-door salesman

enterprising; go-ahead; progressive

poetry and prose; literature; literary works

monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a poem

being joined by land

to blunt; to dull; to weaken

unclimbed mountain

clinician

agriculture and horticulture

manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour