Vocabulary

superficial; shallow

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

unable to sleep well

adoration; admiration

to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange

Shinto priest

hardship; toil; trouble

ergonomics; human factors; human engineering

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat

figure; body shape; build; physique; form

original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page

reading for another

master (of a house, shop, etc.)

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to bundle up; to dress warmly

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing

medium wave; medium frequency; MF; medium frequency wave

telegram of condolence

mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation

series (e.g. electrical)

sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells); precipitation; settling

extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

cheap; inexpensive

stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula

imperial capital

muddy water

being dead drunk; drunken stupor

Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

telegram

ferry; ferryboat

central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support; leader

thief; robber

to take off; to jump; to leap

position; job; employment; opening