Vocabulary

leaf bud

right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent

unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy

all night; throughout the night

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

sorrow; grief; anguish; distress

prognosis

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

railing; guard rail; handrail; banister; balustrade; parapet

way of standing

provisions

next seat; adjacent seat

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

decorum; propriety; politeness

renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue

Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past)

cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.

ice water

all things; all creation

abalone; ear shell

container; case; receptacle

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea

buyer; purchaser

to listen repeatedly; to listen again

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

clam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering

reasons; circumstances

cold; short; curt; blunt

taking the initiative

15th day of the 8th lunar month

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear

sewing needle

to jump up; to spring up

to exchange (things); to convert (currency)

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

to leap over