Vocabulary

reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

to be renewed; to change

religious conversion

crab

to awaken; to arouse from sleep

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with

customary use; common usage; general usage

hearty send-off

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty

silk; silk cloth

seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed

attenuation; damping; decay

corporal

deferred payment

misprint; typographical error; typo

hereafter

school doctor; school physician

red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

to come and go; to go back and forth

height; elevated place

anti-aircraft artillery

thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery

stronghold; citadel

deep blue; azure

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in

inquiry; enquiry; hearing

sandstone

defrauding; swindle

having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage

return to one's post

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

artificial tooth

handstand; headstand

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

old capital; former capital

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart