Vocabulary

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

toothache

master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

the human body; one's person

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

bright red; bright

after the rain

proportional division; proportional distribution

to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel

elopement; running away with a lover

stylish; smart; chic; tasteful; snappy; dapper

to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with)

recording; transcription

rust

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

digression

heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period

lining; backing

back lane; byway; back street

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

to return; to come back

queer; odd; fantastic

honest; incorruptible; integrity

going into a huddle

divorce

riding fast; driving a horse fast

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River

midair stunt; aerial stunts

decomposition; ulceration

small consideration (remuneration, token of gratitude)

banter; teasing; chaffing; raillery; josh

eighth month of the lunar calendar

rain gear

campaign fund

eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously