Vocabulary

reduced scale; scaling down

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

modern style; contemporary style; current fashion

wedding ceremony

mixed yarn; mixed spinning

reprint; reprinting; second edition

artificial product; man-made product; imitation; fake; sham

to shave off; to scrape off

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern)

killing insects or pests

slaughter; massacre

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

rearing from infancy

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directing (towards)

stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis

secretariat-general

performing a surgical operation

cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

to shake off; to throw off

inborn nature

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

tendency; trend

year of a person's death

main stage; public place

being buried

universal gravitation

undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered

noted doctor; excellent physician

narrow escape from death

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

to turn back (e.g. half-way)

to press a question; to cross-examine

New Year's pine decoration

unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)

materialism

daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)

very young; little