Vocabulary

defeated soldier fleeing the enemy

(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)

how many people

number of years

fire in the neighborhood; fire in the neighbourhood

inner mysteries (of a field of study); secrets

bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)

safety net; cowcatcher (train or streetcar)

foundation; basic principles

high-ranking noh actor

a notice

child of one's heir

medicated bath

memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death

sailcloth; canvas

grandchild from a daughter married into another family

ocean; open sea

Outer Mongolia

wooden block

girl's lacquered wooden geta

weight

night soil

Japanese sacred lily (Rohdea japonica); Nippon lily; lily of China

variorum

miscellaneous income

illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry

feather duster; feather brush

rain and dew

colour picture (color); color painting

thatched hut

keeper of imperial archives

return to school

pale; pallid; wan; pasty

raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish

bishop

leaf tea

peddler

white of the eye

glistening dew