Vocabulary

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)

honest; respectable; decent

quiet; still; calm

dying in a fit of anger or indignation

returning (to the authorities); restoring

vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)

sun-dried

clockwise rotation; CW

slightly cloudy

cause of a disease; root of an evil

proclamation; promulgation

dry field farming; dry field crop

mutation; change; transition

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will

personal affairs; private matter

seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors

convenient; useful; handy; helpful

to become blunt; to grow dull

wet nurse; nursing mother