Vocabulary

history book

to be conceited

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment

self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation

bearing; shaft bearing; axle bearing; plummer block; pillow block

Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods

scolding; rebuke; reprimand

simple; plain

the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to transmit; to relay; to tell

to pick up

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

admirable; laudable

learning

figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

critical (condition); serious

additional printing; reprint; reissue

inn

supply (of a commodity)

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf

rigorous distinction

coma

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to stretch; to reach out for

collarbone; clavicle

hypnosis

to remake; to rebuild

milking (a cow, goat, etc.)

killing; destruction of life

miscellaneous expenses

visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)

bandit; brigand

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

silk thread; silk yarn