Vocabulary

zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects

illegitimate child; bastard; love child

juice

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up

magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

paralysis; palsy; stupor

endpaper (of a book); end-paper

salty (taste); briny

sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board

confirmation; certification; ascertainment

pastoral; idyllic

bringing tribute

failing to catch a ball; dropping a ball; flubbing a catch

opposing (something) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing

attendance; accompanying; following

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery

implantation (of an embryo)

landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown

enteritis

faithful dog

salute from a guard of honor

covering seeds with soil

shyness; bashfulness

daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments

side of a moat

stretching out (in a longitudinal direction); running; traversing

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

draft papers; call-up notice

pilotage; pilot

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

assembly-line system

simple; easy

busy farming season

liquid food (diet)

corporation; association

mistress; kept woman; concubine

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

making off with (something); absconding

tricky question