Vocabulary

to do one's part (duty)

to set aside one's interests

easy to learn

to come near being drowned

serious crime; grave crime

to think of; to give one's thought to

to give an important position

to play outside (out of doors)

street (front) door

tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

to disobey one's parents

parental love

one's parents' generation

position of boss (big-shot)

to cause one's parents distress

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

we; us

toward the end

to dance to the music

flow of music

to share in the benefit

heated swimming pool

hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town

girls' kabuki

to run mad after a girl

to be captivated by ...; to be fascinated with ...

to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)

to disguise oneself as a woman

feminine handwriting

phonetic sign

principle of duality

departing from this world in disdain

to be ungrateful

ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)

membership badge

to cry loudly for a reform; to clamour for change

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

along the coast

seaside

to take part in a conference