Vocabulary

fast pace; quick pace

raid; assault; descent

Salvation Army

seeking after truth

old law

horses and cattle

falsehood; lie

fish meat

able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong

narrow; confined; small; cramped

detective agency; enquiry agency

high-quality green tea

prohibition; ban; embargo

fungus; fungi

silver cup

composing haiku poems

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

mockery; derision; ridicule

empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

land and air; land and air forces

to dig out; to pick up

commendation accompanying the award of a decoration

good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret; hidden gem of a place

complexion; colour; color

beginning of the month

good walker

shoal; wide shallow beach

perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind))

transverse wave

European-style; Western; Occidental

to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

warmth; heat

kanji readings

syllable

secret intention; ulterior motive

combustibility; inflammability

collected waka poems (of a single poet)

heir; successor

decisive; resolute; drastic

poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets