Vocabulary

casual laborer (labourer); day laborer (labourer)

penniless; broke

not taking an examination; not having to take an examination

hair on the back of one's head

to pass; to overtake; to leave behind

metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith

(means of) raising money

water absorbency

ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)

many colors; many colours

mind; disposition; nature

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

lecture on the sutras

paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments

riverside fish market

fishing tackle; fishing gear

march; advance

door made of cedar

resistance to pressure; resisting pressure

colored pattern; coloured pattern

mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram

randori (freestyle judo training)

surging waves; raging billows

tumulus; grave mound

settled; paid

person doing one job exclusively; full-time worker; full-time union official

government; administration

welfare facilities

trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour

white gem (esp. a pearl)

white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)

nickel and copper alloy

member of a theatrical troupe

early marriage; marrying young

street preaching

to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake

to establish; to formulate

to carry something out of a place

to transfer (esp. money in); to add (esp. money to an account)

replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; corroboration