Vocabulary

Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli)

worker ant

cause of annoyance; cause of irritation; irritant; peeve

sign on a post (esp. containing information about a sight, warnings, congratulations, etc.)

small shrine built at a crossroads

vehicle waiting to be hired

highwayman

attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby

red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

bowl of rice

udon restaurant

udon flour (wheat flour)

to shut in; to confine; to surround

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

to paw (at) the ground

to enumerate; to count up

to become senile due to illness; to become wasted by illness

to seal up

to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up

to leave as is; to ignore

to return fire; to shoot back

to shoot dead (with an arrow)

to pierce; to penetrate

to shoot or fire off an arrow

to shoot down

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

to shoot and miss

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

to blow down upon

to blow apart; to winnow; to smelt

to blow through; to blow across

to blow fiercely; to rage

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to spray (on)

prickly heat powder; baby powder; talc powder

to be sweat-stained

to rebuild; to reconstruct

to rebuild; to reconstruct

to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)

to despise; to scorn; to look down on

to see all (of); to see everything