Vocabulary

recollection; reminiscence

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain

passing by

popular; common

formula; prescribed form; established formality

imperial inspection

tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice

electric potential

earthenware pot

to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability

emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing

indiscretion; imprudence; rudeness; misbehavior; misconduct; misdeed

failure; abortive (attempt, action)

addition (to something)

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

women and children

radical (of a kanji character)

revival; restoration

pocket watch

to obey; to submit to; to yield to; to accept; to abide by

hydrocephalus

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat

industrial spy; industrial espionage

winter bird

detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)

refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)

black swan (Cygnus atratus)

grapple; scuffle

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

spraying

thirst

the most; the extreme

entry; (marginal) notes

tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk

kitchen knife for sashimi

shadow; tail; following

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

convalescence