Vocabulary

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

gloomy; dismal; miserable; melancholy

mica; isinglass

projection (on a screen)

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

holding another position; serving concurrently as

envoy to Tang China

decompression

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

house-to-house; door-to-door; each house

latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; third part (of three); final part; last volume

misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

acquaintance; relations; fellowship

official telegram; (diplomatic) cable

high-pitched; shrill

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

high; noble; refined; advanced

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)

wealthy merchant

diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter

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

pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

archaic word; obsolete word; archaism

cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

public meeting

public institution

to be opposite; to face each other

grains

mass (of people); large crowd

black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine

jamming; interference; cross talk

ulterior motive; plot; scheme

to come near (to); to approach