Vocabulary

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to amend; to redress

difficulties in living

careful selection

static

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck

dried daikon strips

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

the highest peak

to re-grip; to re-wrestle

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

practice writing with a brush

to help; to assist; to aid

conception; fertilization; fertilisation

acquiring; obtaining; receiving

astringency; constriction; contraction

being placed on duty

all night

bromine (Br)

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to

astringent persimmon

gunfire

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline

careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

ready-made

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

to become spring-like; to show signs of spring

son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility

brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster

slope; incline; gradient; grade; pitch

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone); gagging; hushing up

start broaching (a subject); opening remark; start; commencement; beginning

mouth ulcer; stomatitis

love of learning; desire to learn; passion for knowledge

pithead; minehead

skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality

armor and helmet