Vocabulary

to be a wet-blanket; to spoil a person's pleasure

to chant a sutra

match between persons equal in shrewdness

subscription; contribution

siphon; curved pipe

Order of the Rising Sun

to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far

local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

curvature

to deal with a situation; to take charge of an affair

uninteresting; dull

winding coast (beach)

to write music for a song; to set to music

huge whale

talus; astragalus; anklebone

refusal

imaginary expression

defense; defence

falling tone (in Chinese)

daily life

Giants (Japanese baseball team)

Giants fan

ox; bullock

cockspur

gigantic elephant

to take up one's residence

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

pure love; platonic love

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

paulownia wood

gable

to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog

to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog

thick; dull (blunt); viscous

cloth hat

crude Japan wax

to put on record

to break the record; to break a record

without limit; endless

article of certified genuineness