Vocabulary

mixed race; mixed parentage

gravel; ballast; pebbles

mining; digging; working (a mine)

purpose; utility; objective

(another's) son

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

skill; ability; dexterity

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)

guess; conjecture

diving; submerging; going underwater

hatred

contrast; juxtaposition

master; expert; authority; leading figure

wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist

sunny place; in the sun

arranging; ordering; sequencing; lining up; laying out

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

remains; traces; vestiges; relics

nomadism

inside out; upside down

theory

practice; experience; habituation

undulation

assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward

original text

chatting; idle talk

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

edge (of a knife or sword); blade

avalanche; snowslide

war damage

extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation

substitution

paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

fellow; guy; chap

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person