Vocabulary

being a good listener; good listener

lender

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

suicide attacker

the Emperor's voice

red cloth; red background

coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead

good run; fine running; running well

corner lot

old pine tree

deterioration (due to age); wearing out; expiration

a wife should do her husband's bidding

leaving early (for work)

shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog

tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow

induced explosion; secondary explosion

making a connection (with Buddha)

oracle bone script

Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

one's best form

evergreen (glossy-leaved) forest

exiting a room

seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split

one's last (piece of) writing; last work

grammar

making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause

nephritis; inflammation of the kidneys

more than a year

extraterritoriality

being suited to a role; being the right person for the job

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

sales clerk (in a merchant house, ranking between the head clerk and an apprentice); shopman; shop assistant

discounting of a bill

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

talisman; lucky charm

upward trend

iron pole

spring tide

(avid) angler