Vocabulary

New Year's Eve

to call; to summon; to send for; to invite

(courteous) invitation; call

in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)

to be burned down

to miss (a train, bus, etc.)

land near a castle

castle; citadel; fortress

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

to sense; to perceive; to notice; to discern; to become aware of

number of words

mistranslation

misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism

(metal) cap

empress (consort); queen (consort)

to get late; to advance; to wear on

A-grade; first-class

imperial princess

hardness; stiffness

making a killing; making easy money

fragrance

signal gun; starting gun

exploitation; overuse; abuse

to survive; to live long

to grow; to cultivate

genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ

to cut deep into

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

clumsy; unskillful

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture

envy

prehistoric age

front gate

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

lord; master

to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort

tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide