Vocabulary

disgrace; shame; insult

artificial hill (in a garden)

gramophone; phonograph

brokerage; broker

striking; remarkable; considerable

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; oversleeping

occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality

direct selling; direct sales

to spell

three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China)

change of post

persons or animals added to a picture; incidental details of a picture

brazen (esp. of a woman's behavior); bold; brave

person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

electrolysis

electromagnetism

ionization; ionisation

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins)

tomorrow morning

clear; distinct

(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, etc.)

cherry blossoms at night

playmate; playfellow

melted snow; melting of snow

avocation; hobby

Western-style room

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into

assistance; support

back door

land war

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

to come to (a serious state); to reach

eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)

Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

itinerary; travel plans

hunter; huntsman

verdigris; green rust; copper rust