Vocabulary

end of a performance

to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage

dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty

public meeting

public institution

to be opposite; to face each other

grains

mass (of people); large crowd

black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

charity; almsgiving

verse

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

industrialization; industrialisation

lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age

next; secondly; subsequently

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

mandatory vehicle liability insurance

dampness; humidity; moisture

survey; actual measurements

generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less

missing a chance

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes)

graduate student

battledore (early form of badminton racket)

postponing until the next fine day in case of rain

melon; gourd

history; development

subject of an address

surrounding at a distance

distance; perspective; far and near; here and there

nephew

being stark-naked

plan; project; scheme

dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious

seasonal winds

doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)