Vocabulary

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions

leaving behind (after death); bequest

passing on to the next life

jostling; crowding

to lie down; to stretch out

abscissa; horizontal axis

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

arrogant; haughty; insolent

fist fight

musical note; note symbol

non-drinker; someone who cannot drink

pointing down; pointing downward

lower limbs; legs

medical treatment; medical care

songstress; diva

pillar of fire; blazing column

to earn (income); to make (money)

beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics

packing; baling; crating

stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion

bud; sprout

transmitting; referring to; passing on

splendid work; masterpiece

dagger; stiletto

port; seaport

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

better fortune

harm; injury; evil (influence)

definite report; confirmed data

evergreen oak

cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine

active volcano

drying; dryness

adultery

full ripeness; full maturity

one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one lot

one thing

identical twins