Vocabulary

source of amusement; plaything

ranchu; variety of goldfish

hidden picture puzzle

gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar)

palpitations; tachycardia

long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)

listening instrument; sound detector; sound locator; acoustic locator; hydrophone

pillage; plunder

bridge pillar

trite; hackneyed

streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape

egg soup

masterpiece

admiration; praise; laudation

garters; suspenders

to become accustomed to people

to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated

to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

to start slowly; to lag behind

cosmochemistry

closed season for fishing or hunting

collation editing; proofreading and annotation

string made from twisted paper

town organization; town organisation; town administration

adversity; sad circumstances

sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape

oxidized silver; oxidised silver

to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

repentance; contrition

temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge

soup made with sake lees

hard-headed; stubborn

gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger

silver mine; silver ore

foolish idea

boasting; bragging; talking big

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

(very) short story or article; short short story; conté

intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha

newly compiled; newly edited