provincials
people who live inside a province, a term that implies wealth in the context of this group of narratives
commission
extra money paid to a worker based on a made sale
bachelor
an unmarried man
sullen
unhappy, sulky
monotonous
numbingly repetitive
ungulates
mammals with hooves, like cows and horses
suspension
the part of a car that keeps the body of the car suspended over the axels
downshift
a change of gears from high to low
domestic
within the household or country; as opposed to foreign
buckled
collapsed
raunchy
sexually vulgar
nocturnal
being awake during the night, and usually sleeping during the day
avant-garde
new and experimental, usually used to describe art of some sort
malt
a drink made from grain, often alcoholic
Suntory
a Japanese brewery company, considered low-end alcohol
