Vocabulary

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

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge

to be careful; to be discreet

syphilis

to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

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

main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

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