Vocabulary

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

detour; roundabout way

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

outward journey

Yellow Sea

pea green; yellow-green

name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship)

warm heart; kindliness

gentle; peaceable; amicable; quiet

scale

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform

flower vase

flowers and birds

New Year's card

accountant

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

class struggle; class warfare; class conflict

externals; external form

outer surface; outside; exterior

all phases; each side; each surface

demotion; downgrading

school (of thought); sect

jaw; chin

ebb and flow

loose