Vocabulary

shellfish

external angle; exterior angle

foreign travel

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

expansion; extension; enlargement

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

ornament; decoration

increase of capital

tribe; race; people; family

village headman; village mayor

drum

settlement; an agreement

fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby

parliamentarian; member of a congress

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

script; libretto; scenario

heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour

hawk; falcon

shelf; ledge; rack

short time

trajectory; line of fire

ammunition; ammo

intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently

(corrugated) cardboard

ground; earth's surface

interruption; suspension; break

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

poisoning

wild boar; wild pig

storage; preservation; stocking; stockpiling

supplementary charge; additional collection

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; fixing; adherence

established reputation

emperor (of Japan); mikado

conclusion of a treaty

staying up all night

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.)