Vocabulary

a tuck

embroidered design

embroidery and foiling; traditional Japanese embroidery and impressed gold or silver foil

Japanese (language)

one's native language; Japanese

magistrate's office

ritual matches held at a shrine

moving an object of worship

game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole

galley setting

bar magnet

stripes

first-run theater; first-run theatre

seal (of an envelope)

containment policy

feudal society

feudalistic thought or thinking

seal (letters, documents, etc.)

lettercard

sealing wax

swinging a knife around; brandishing a knife

whispering

quiet weeping

fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience

persevering; very patient

whispering; quiet weeping

stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting

license; licence; certificate; charter

cognitive science

official whose appointment and dismissal requires Imperial acknowledgement (acknowledgment)

lack of knowledge; lack of understanding

identification tag; dog tag

epistemology

bast

nun

in the mud or mire

making a living in the red-light district

mud volcano

muddy feet