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Samurai's Garden Voc
Vocabulary from the book The Samurai's Garden
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tuberculosis | an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, esp. the lungs, caused by the organism |
| Bereft | deprived |
| Solace | comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort. |
| Kimono | a loose, wide-sleeved robe, fastened at the waist with a wide sash, characteristic of Japanese costume. |
| Invalid | an infirm or sickly person. |
| Aloof | at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart |
| Leper | a person who has leprosy. |
| Leprosy | a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic am |
| Tranquil | free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm |
| Konnichiwa | Good afternoon in Japanese. |
| Refuge | shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc. |
| Assets | a useful and desirable thing or quality |
| Illusion | something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. |
| Afflicted | to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously |
| Dutifully | performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty |
| Tsunami | an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption. |
| Samurai | a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan. |
| Sayonara | farewell; good-bye. |
| Pungent | sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid. |
| Lacquer | a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added. |
| Mah-jongg | a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces. |
| Vain | excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc. |
| Integrity | adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. |
| Noncommittal | not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like |
| solemnly | grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood |
| Shinto | the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship. |
| Dispel | o drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate |
| Shrine | a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage. |
| Conspirator | a person who takes part in a conspiracy; plotter. |
| Casualty | a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. |
| Prosperity | a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune. |
| Saki | Nationally drink of Japan. |
| Relinquished | to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.) |
| Nirvana | Pali, nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisat |
| Reminiscent | awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually fol. by of) |
| Perished | to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc. |
| Persistent | persisting, esp. in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; |
| Obligation | something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc. |
| Duty | something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation. |
| Sullen | showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. |
| Betrothed | engaged to be married |
| Burden | That which is carried; load |
| Humility | he quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc. |
| Dignity | bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation. |
| Irrevocably | not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable |
| Antagonistic | acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually. |
| Imminent | likely to occur at any moment; impending |
| Chrysanthemums | any of several composite plants of the genus Chrysanthemum, as C. leucanthemum, the oxeye daisy, having white ray flowers with a yellow center. |
| Remnants | a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like. |
| Convalescing | to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health. |
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