Vocabulary

to be blissful; to be very happy

to seek happiness; to pursue happiness

military training

native of Kobe

fluency; eloquence

to put up a candidate

overstory (overstorey); canopy layer; tree stratum

bank business

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

itemized

proctology department; proctology clinic; proctology

fragments from the old literary work kept at Mt. Koya

Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk)

dazzling brightness

unfathomable; great expanse of water; incoherent

your visit; your presence

Korean lawn grass

interrelationship; statistics confounding

to sell wholesale to a retailer

gleaming sword

hill

comparison

collar; neck

dragon that has ascended to the heavens; person who has acquired immense wealth and power

imperial mausoleum

china clay; kaolin; porcelain clay

bright and brilliant

to contend for distinction; to claim credit

to rewrite a manuscript

to pierce a hole

to proofread again and again

to smell incense

to cense; to burn incense

to be of excellent workmanship

to become hoarse

to grow fat

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell

in a subdued voice

in a choked voice

to raise one's voice