Vocabulary

going straight on; going straight ahead

literal translation; direct translation

to sink; to go under; to submerge

low blood pressure

stopping a ship; detention; quarantine

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

drop (e.g. of water); drip

decorative curtain hung from the ceiling

fantasy fiction; bizarre fiction

electromagnet

electronic transmission (of data)

to cross over; to go across

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

local customs

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation

equal; identical; the same

string; cord

let a hundred schools of thought contend

(on the) verge of death

unspecified; random; indefinite

undefeated; unbeatable; invincible

universal suffrage

maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)

female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse

elegance; taste; refinement

compound eye

to deposit; to pay in

(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha

stupa; pagoda

Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

worldly desires; materialistic desires

separate volume; fascicle; fascicule

barracks

flat; even; level

square metre; square meter

clear; simple

rice flour

groom; footman; stableman; equerry

transformation