Vocabulary

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up

youngest brother

last days; the end; one's fate

evening meal; dinner; supper

accounts receivable; outstanding sales account

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

old friendship

silk thread; silk yarn

shamisen; samisen

to exist (animate)

cough; coughing; tussis

police officer

direct current; DC

calming down; settling down; quieting down; quietening down; subsiding; pacification

thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended

ventilation; draft; airing

quorum

grounds; premises

Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)

vocation; lifework; calling

along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

to go along; to walk along; to follow

delivering an order; dispatch of an order

apprentice

projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection; cast shadow

pink (colour, color); peach

(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

symbol (of); emblem

thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd

phoenix

to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to be cheered up; to be in high spirits

to make a sale of government property

Buddhist family chapel; altar room

muddiness; murkiness; cloudiness; unclearness

manly; boyish

equal rights among men and women

intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains

estate; plot of land