Vocabulary

Mount Fuji

rich country; national enrichment

wealthy family

wealth tax; capital tax; equity tax

lottery run by a temple or shrine

plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune

pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)

welfare office; social security office

happy-looking

sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce

the Gospels

Evangelical Church

Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life

happiness and good fortune

(plump and) happy-looking

aspiration for Buddhahood

roasted green tea

folk song

flutter; linger

birthplace

prostitute

unused facilities or equipment

playmate

gadding around; gallivanting; tour

amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall

reciting or composing poetry while walking about

prostitute

idle pulley

how to get along in the world; how to get on in life; how to swim

nomad

idle money; idle capital

chivalrous person

roving reporter

sightseer; playboy; loafer; slacker; frequenter of red-light districts

playtime; recess

swinging log; horizontal bar

hunting

indolence

idle funds; idle capital

tour