Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood Glossary

Summon

To call someone to attendance.

Paperweight

An object used to hold down paper.

Sukiyaki

A traditional Japanese dish cooked in a bowl with meat and vegetables.

Kyoto

A city in the Kansai province of Japan; the ancient capital.

Bullet train

A high-speed train.

Facility

A space or place for doing something.

The Magic Mountain

A modernist novel by Thomas Mann published in 1925 about a young man who stays at a sanatorium.

Knapsack

A backpack.

Uruguay

A South American country bordered by Argentina and Brazil.

Asahikawa

A city in Hokkaido.

Hokkaido

The northernmost island of Japan.

Rising Sun

The Japanese national flag.

Shinjuku

A central ward of Tokyo.

Love hotel

A Japanese hotel specialized for short stays for couples that want to have sex.

Barrette

A bar-shaped clip for hair.

John Coltrane

An American jazz saxophonist.

Kichioji

A neighborhood in the city of Musashino in Tokyo.

Midori

Japanese for "green."

Das Kapital

Marx's magnum opus, a critique of capitalism.

Takashimaya

A Japanese department store chain.