Vocabulary

to give an evasive answer

go home; get out

leaded gasoline; leaded petrol

to save one's face; to maintain one's status

to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame

features of the face

well known; well connected

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

to cover one's face

to turn one's face away

to lose face; to be put out of countenance

lower bound

putamen

family doctor; family physician; primary care physician; general practitioner; GP

official in charge; person in charge

linked form; bound ending; postpositional particle-verb agreement in literary Japanese

fresh bathwater to pour over oneself

to lean over; to lean in

to be reflected in a mirror

to uncask; to open a barrel

to shine out far and wide

to publish (a book)

to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)

(have the honor, honour) to write

to write (dash) off

to look over the fence

freight and passengers

widowhood

finite; limited; restricted

square paper lantern

one copy each

game of shogi in which the stronger player plays without the bishop

to be promoted to a higher rank

bullfight

bimonthly publication

range

each book (volume or copy)

secret resources

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed