Vocabulary

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

welling of water; spring water; spring

to be overcome with emotion

to crumble away; to collapse

divine grace; divine favour; blessing; answer to a prayer

to blunt; to dull; to weaken

unclimbed mountain

clinician

holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly

(suffering) an emotional disturbance

shingles; herpes zoster

mallet; pestle; pounder

sun (approx. 3 cm)

shorts; short pants

(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees

Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal

attendance at the House; attending a session of the Diet

superb poem or song

longstanding desire

offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others

mail boat

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight

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

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

unjust; inhuman

soft light

uniforms provided for workers (by the employer)

central nerves

strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event

practical; realistic; pragmatic

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