Vocabulary

canned food; tinned food

groundwater; underground water

bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger

blood transfusion

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to deal out; to serve out

example; illustration; precedent

irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire

sign; symbol; mark

hedge; fence

fur; skin; pelt

street corner

both sides

place name; toponym

sunlight; rays of the Sun

samurai; warrior

dialect; provincialism

fisherman

armed forces; military; troops

roadside trees; row of trees

classification; categorization; sorting

on and after; from ... onward; since

large tree

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

balloon (toy or decoration)

head; brains

biography; life story

infinity; infinitude; eternity

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services

law; rule

boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)

kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil

electric current

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; staying at home

passbook; bankbook

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly