Vocabulary

to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

turning to the right; right turn

stable; barn

vanishing like mist

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

to return a punch; to strike back

prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.)

trapezium; trapezoid

muddiness; murkiness; cloudiness; unclearness

manly; boyish

equal rights among men and women

intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains

estate; plot of land

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to lie in wait (for); to keep under surveillance; to stake out

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

(carved) statue; sculpture

an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles

making up a prescription; dispensing a prescription; preparing a medicine

transcendence; transcendency

(a) jump

to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop

goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples

work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles

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

high tide; high water; full tide

pending; undecided

spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move

to dream (of)