Vocabulary

idea; plan

biography

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

gloomy; dismal; miserable; melancholy

mica; isinglass

projection (on a screen)

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

detour; roundabout way

shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

demonstration; show of force

Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)

incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants

the treasure that is children; child

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

negligence; carelessness

mountain range

reputation; public opinion

side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space

ship's hold; hatch

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees

turret; watchtower

shoulder (of a road); berm

to age; to grow old

Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse

folding one's arms

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

taste; liking; preference

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

salt damage (from seawater, sea air, etc.)

writing in India ink

to turn over

skyscraper

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