Vocabulary

relieving oneself; going to the toilet

adoption or rejection; selection; choice

business conversation

man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person

notice; notification; memorandum; circular

cutting remark; biting (scathing, bitter) criticism; harsh words

sense of pain

severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism

bellyband; money belt

tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)

arms rack; rifle stand

France

place of exile

rationed rice

kindling; firelighter

sea breeze

weird; eerie; uncanny

thin paper

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

thin or light silk; sheer silk

(village) elder

official announcement; proclamation

successive generations

corridor; gallery; platform; passageway

unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake

candlestick; candlestand

subordinate official; government clerk

vassal state; vassal nation; dependency

possession; dependency; territory; dominion

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

feeler; antenna

stationed in the United Kingdom; resident in the United Kingdom

special favour; special favor

headnote

head; chief; boss

fighting spirit

cockfight; fighting cock

pitching and batting

agreement; coincidence; congeniality

throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death