Vocabulary

to fell a tree

to have the blues; to be depressed

to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself

to distract a person's attention

to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

napkin; cloth

inshore catch; shorefish

pennant; gold-brocade flag

koto music

custom (habit) of diligence and thrift

golden wedding

attendant

gold stripes

uniformity; balance (equilibrium) of power

piece of metal

your place of residence

intramuscular injection

constitution granted by the Emperor

gold ring

to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban

to lift (remove) a ban

sacrificial bullock

technical research institute; technology research laboratory

loyal retainer

career technician; man in the technical line

technical side

para-cholera; suspected case of cholera

forged seal

to bring up for discussion

gidayū reciter

dummy bomb

imitation wool

horn (of a cow)

sliced raw beef

Administrative Management Agency

to closely space lines (on a page)

high (as of a mountain)

to mend one's manners

semicursive characters

in the middle of a line