Vocabulary

membrane; film

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify

public welfare; the people's livelihood

silence (not speaking); muteness

absence of permission; lack of permission

fog; mist

famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)

giving one's name; self-introduction

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

amusing; funny; interesting

model; dummy; maquette

Thursday

subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior

making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

export and import

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation

capacity; volume

Western painting

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

sheep (Ovis aries)

proton

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

(physical) science; natural science

bribe

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

departure; setting off; start

sulfur (S); sulphur

particle; grain

imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb

possession (esp. of a territory)

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident

infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

article; discourse; dissertation; (written) argument; commentary