Vocabulary

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck

outside help; help from without

talented

increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume

skyrocket (firework)

red-hot iron

weaving; weaver

explanation of a picture

Japanese apricot orchard; plum orchard; plum garden; ume orchard

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture)

large drum; bass drum

important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility

grand ceremony; state ceremony

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)

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