Vocabulary

circulation (esp. of documents); sending round

to become stiff (of muscles)

bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

original (text)

state-sponsored; national

rough; crude; sloppy; messy

remaining money

near; close by; within reach; handy

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles

to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone

extracurricular

close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rude

rainfall; precipitation

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand)

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

hem; (trouser) cuff; shirttail; bottom (of a kimono); train (of a dress)

clean; clear

heir; inheritor

suitable; appropriate; fitting; proper

hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor

to omit; to leave out; to skip

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)

written language; literary language

square (e.g. metre)

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

Japanese text; sentence in Japanese

dynamic; kinetic

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

hint; suggestion; clue; implication

doctor's visit; house call

to be distant

funny; comical; humorous; laughable

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury

thrift; economy; frugality