Vocabulary

to ask for advice

arranging seats by seniority

women's team

girl student; schoolgirl

female writer; woman writer

(land) mine

subgenus

to level the ground

oneself and others

outer gardens of Meiji Shrine

the flower (prime) of youth; the spring of life

synthetic indigo

loyalty and patriotism

beyond human understanding

to encamp; to take up a position

to redeploy troops

to pitch camp; to set up camp

water's edge

hydroxyl group; hydroxyl radical

faucet; water tap

water spigot; tap

delicate judgment; delicate judgement

man of well-cultivated tastes

horizontal plane

to disturb one's sleep

propellant

valence

several houses

lofty (of a mountain); tall

several drops

several years

for several kilometers; for several kilometres

a mere trifle

to make an appearance; to show up

to watch for an unguarded moment

cryptomeria hedge

bygones; the past; past event

not a little; not a few; considerable

to be seen through

dissolute mind; hardened heart