Vocabulary

oval shape; egg shape

inner moat; moat within the castle walls

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

wit; resources; tact

coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

grand; luxurious; lavish; sumptuous

to induce (someone to do something); to tempt

advocacy; promotion

to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

busy (phone)

papier-mâché

earthenware pot

to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast

same as above; ditto; ibid.

charitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter

troubles both at home and abroad

entering a room

to purchase; to buy in

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

semi-governmental; semi-official

fabric; cloth; textiles; drapery; dry-goods; piece goods

tendency; trend

sugar manufacture

silent

incision; operation; section

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

specialized course; specialised course

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under)

Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers

creation of the world

Genesis (book of the Bible)

mourning band; mourning ribbon

precocity; early ripening; premature development

reed pipe

ostracism

death; the next world

many; numerous; a lot

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

placenta