Vocabulary

to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on

something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair

Leo (5th zodiacal sign); the Lion

duty ends only in death

thalamus

closely; intimately

dear; beloved; cherished; adored

dead point

Asia Minor; Anatolia

urgent need

promotion; advancement

summering; spending the summer

anthem; carol; hymn of praise

nitrification

to have a good appetite

Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

abrasion; wearing out

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

saving resources

to recite; to chant; to read aloud

little brother; younger brother

little shop; small shop; small store

purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)

specific concept; species

letter

hangover

Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

to be young; to be young and have a promising future

spring storm

submitting (something) to an exhibition

surpassing one's master

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

sangha (the Buddhist community)

elementary reaction

prime factor

racemous inflorescence; raceme

flower arrangement

side chain

combed wool (yarn)

full two-story house