Vocabulary

to give birth to

to be hungry

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

to satisfy one's appetite

to paste together

to prick with a needle

eye of a needle

stinging words; biting remarks

long ago

spring breed of silkworm

office serving the crown prince (ritsuryō system)

spring cocoon crop

to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services

clear sky; cloudless sky

fine day; clear day

puffy; slightly swollen

to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

philanthropy

distribution price

en quad

press and slack of business

to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

judgment paper; judgement paper

to overrule a decision

circulation; distribution; promulgation

backbone; spirit of defiance

Hemiptera

ranking; precedence

variegated streaks

porphyritic structure

to go into opposition

(physical) recoil

anti-imperialism

farmland allotment

to shelter a criminal

to arrest the culprit

mainframe computer

to revise an edition

to affix a seal

to spare the trouble (of doing)