Vocabulary

thickness

excuse; pretext

curiosity; inquisitiveness

filial piety

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

antibiotic

antibody

reserve; spare; backup

within a school

black tea

enzyme

chorus group; choir

kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

national anthem

marriage; matrimony

marking; grading; scoring

time; years

fortune; riches

plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme

triangle; triangular shape

participation in a war; going to war

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)

product; produce

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge

being produced in a particular region; local specialty

toxicity; virulence

running alone; running solo

thrust; stab; lunge; pass (in fencing)

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)

inside; interior

southern sea

difficult problem; challenge

the two houses of legislature

admission ticket; entrance ticket

urine

beginning of the year

number of years

burning; combustion