Vocabulary

to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to grow out / extend

cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

to draw (the winning ticket)

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

snail; spiral shell

friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

share; portion; quota; cut

early ripening rice

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

hygienic; sanitary

feminine; effeminate

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)

regular course (of study); regular program

thermos bottle; vacuum flask

tip of a twig

all; everything

sealing hermetically; sealing (up)

exquisite skill; wonderful performance

absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous

wooden pipe

eye measurement; measure with eye

to receive; to take; to accept

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

night attack

nightlife; night amusements

transfusion

territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

weeding; weeder; weeding fork

washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

preparation; provision; establishment

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship)

wild chrysanthemum; aster

currency strap; banknote strap; currency band; money band

to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss

giving up farming for another profession

old tree