Vocabulary

secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item

mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way

morning market

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

cohesion; adhesion

delivery of goods

noh mask

destructive; devastating

breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

survival after defeat

sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat

announcer; presenter; speaker; publisher

clique; clan; faction

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh

drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

late spring

coarse tea

article not for sale

impoliteness

to fly about

exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; highly palatable flavor

humming; crooning

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

poor farmer; peasant

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate

immortality; eternal life

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum

father's side of family

military man; warrior; soldier

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

countersignature

welfare

Buddhist temple

Buddhist scriptures; sutras

temple building enshrining a statue of Buddha (esp. the main hall of a Zen Buddhist temple)

obstinate person; blockhead