Vocabulary

wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie

iron pole

spring tide

(avid) angler

feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

high spirits; boastful talk

devotion to one's company

water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct

forced march

sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism

clean hit

diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something

weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window)

high latitudes

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)

the whole body

advance (to the next base)

Medal with Blue Ribbon

grafting

writing (from a copy)

date; time

childhood friend

inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging

indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random

being a good listener; good listener

lender

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

suicide attacker

the Emperor's voice

red cloth; red background

coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead

good run; fine running; running well

overbearing; unstable wrestling stance

corner lot

old pine tree

deterioration (due to age); wearing out; expiration

a wife should do her husband's bidding

leaving early (for work)