Vocabulary

helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

after tax income; net income

operating room; operating theatre

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

to beckon

palm

home-baked; homemade

all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees

hand signals; flag signals

discretion; consideration; allowance

handwriting

this side; in the forefront

self-flattery; singing one's own praises

to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize

helper; assistant

(small) box to keep valuables, etc.

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

magician; conjurer; illusionist

accordion; melodeon; concertina

(hand) knitting

shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star

handcuffs; hand shackles

license with a red seal (licence); shogunate license to trade (licence)

red seal ship; shogunate-licensed trading ship

flushed face

neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi); Cheng-Zhu school

writing in red

writing in red

red-lacquered sword sheath

vermilion (colour); cinnabar

red lips

red mark; red dot

painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object

thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink

red-ink brush

Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety

red-lacquered gate

exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unusually

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up