Vocabulary

the same night; that night

path; route; itinerary

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

inside; interior; inner part

South Pole

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

blood relationship; blood relative

milk

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

heat; hot air

annual; yearly

annual salary

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

stickiness; viscosity

consent; agreement; acceptance

noh play

bankruptcy; insolvency

drainage; draining; pumping out (water); sewerage

height; stature

distribution (e.g. films, rice)

double; twice (as much)

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

coming into effect

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

putting into operation

firing; discharge of gun

anti-war

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

door; gate; opening

criticism; critique; review; commentary

books

mathematics

in great numbers

(distinction of) sex; gender

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

organism; living body

ecosystem

height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season; full bloom; full swing (of a party, etc.)

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely