Vocabulary

present given in return for funeral offering

unselected

lending and borrowing

preliminary examination; pretrial hearing

smelting furnace; blast furnace

arhat

compass

naked body; nudity

completion (of a building)

cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall

clever; intelligent; bright; smart; wise; sensible

to stand up; to get up; to rise (to one's feet)

dual use

hound; hunting dog; gun dog

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to try (too) hard; to draw one's body taut

forestry; silviculture

stern; grave; solemn; sobersided

waking up; awakening; arousal; revival

burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

warm district; region of mild climate

electric furnace

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

visual angle

choice; selection

old temple

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

first childbirth

nipple; teat

repentance; confession; penitence

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

flowering season

mosquito net

dancing or jumping for joy

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

in person; personally; directly

happy; cheerful; pleasant

to push away; to thrust aside

teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)