Vocabulary

trial; trying out; giving (something) a trial

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

season

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

practical model; utility model; new design for practical use

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

sitting in a circle

wicked; evil

sovereignty of the people

to manage; to control; to supervise; to oversee; to command

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

undergoing an inspection; undergoing an examination; undergoing a test; undergoing a check

to grant; to give; to confer; to award

reception; receiving

custom; habit; customary practice

scandal

layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

toast; congratulatory cup

attendance or absence

going to war; departure for the front

spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons

friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy

kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.); considerate; helpful; thoughtful; detailed; scrupulous

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

to mix; to stir; to blend

mixture; adulteration

to finish; to end; to be completed; to be resolved

sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

sake brewer; sake brewery

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

mistake; error; discrepancy

shark

remaining business

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

manual; instructions; guide

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume