Vocabulary

noh actor

wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

flight; rout; debacle

water supply

self-advertisement

white chrysanthemum

imported; foreign-made

being lightly dressed

thin skin

small profits and quick returns

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

shorts; (knee) breeches

troublesome; annoying; complicated

late summer

self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

roadside

distorted; crooked; irregular; warped

curve; bend; crook

false charge; false accusation

joke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay

luxury; extravagance

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

this evening; tonight

the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

the ten fingers

going fishing; going out to fish

urine; piss; pee; urination

castle construction; building a castle; fortification

spoon

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

convention; tired tradition; old custom

the king and his feudal lords

to add; to write a postscript

tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)

(photographic) camera

extra; excess; surplus

pottery (i.e. the place)

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; reassuring