Vocabulary

exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else

whoa (command used to stop a horse, etc.)

homeschooling; home-schooling

battlefield

Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

Japanese zelkova

to become keen on; to get passionate about

the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall

unusually (compared to a typical year)

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

asteroid belt

to use up all one's strength

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

allegiance; loyalty; devotion; faithfulness

Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki

apartment house

to bathe

plump; fleshy; chubby

silkworm (in the first or second instar)

Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)

Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)

your (esteemed) opinion

establishing and refuting (a doctrine)

unless one ...; if one does not ...

to come; to go; to be (somewhere)

cochineal

carmine

with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound

(death by) electrocution

cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus)

coming into and out of sight

white rabbit

to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

parochial school; church school

ecclesiastical province

special effects director

archdiocese

dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality

to put into a state; to bring about result

to make cold; to chill