Vocabulary

Marshallian k (ratio of monetary base and nominal GNP)

martial arts

poor law

theodicy

theodicy

panentheism

panentheism

hylotheism (pantheism identifying god with matter)

linga (phallus or phallic object); lingam

clitoris

eighteen litre drum

cardboard box for mandarin oranges

to be square; to be angular; to be jagged

large can with a handle; pail

to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests

biological (system); bio-

chemical burn; chemical injury

industrial waste subject to special control

gallon bottle; three litre glass bottle used for pharmaceuticals

apparatus gymnastics; gymnastics (esp. at school); exercise using gymnastics equipment

equally competent

past (times); bygone; olden; former

olden-day; hidden in the past

now

labor's share (of income)

gross margin ratio

passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing

change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change

degradation over time; time-related deterioration

passing of time; age

chronological; over time

sutra-reading time (in morning and evening)

Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)

person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko

to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

dangling; hanging; suspended

anonymous partnership; silent partnership; anonymous association

spotlight bulb (e.g. in interior lighting)

to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake

best; matchless; peerless; unparalleled; unrivalled