Vocabulary

unsparing official; unmerciful administrator

maltreatment

intense heat

ninth month in the lunar calendar

variety of beltless arm throw

scoop net; dip net; insect net

pigeon house; dovecote

eyelet

blue-black (color, colour)

adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen); Job's tears; coixseed; tear grass; adlai

cuckoo clock

Columba (constellation); the Dove

colloid

adhesive; binder; glue; agglutinative agent

nowadays; these days; at present

this month

matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)

disappointment; letdown

buying for immediate requirements; buying just enough to fulfil one's needs; spot purchasing

something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig

the present year; at that time

successful kyogen play; hit

successful performance

admissibility of a party (to a suit)

this place; this office

aim; goal

what ought to be; what should be; what one should do

lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market)

current month delivery

this family; our family; this house; we

temporary expedient; stopgap; spur-of-the-moment excuse

makeshift; for the time being

stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate

conjecture; guesswork; guess

equivalent

obstacle

year of birth; this year

successful candidate

snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism

this duty; this task; this job