Vocabulary

levy; imposition

musical dance; music and dancing

endemic disease; local disease

secondary

additional income

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize

Buddhist picture

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

to share

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely

ground plan; plane figure

another world

to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

original suit; main lawsuit; main action

script reading; scenario reading

last train (of the day)

October Revolution

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another

weight

chief vassal; senior statesman

release (from prison)

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

martyrdom

performance tour

to write in

particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning")

to eat; to drink

summons; subpoena; citation

merchant; trader; shrewd businessman

I; me; my humble self

lowercase letter

quotation; abstract; selection; summary

marsh; swamp; bog

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to dwindle

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to go on board; to get aboard

one's regular taxi