Vocabulary

attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of

health preservation; recuperation; recreation

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

dialect; provincialism

main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.)

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner

base; stronghold; main fort

burying in the ground

rise of the curtain; opening of a play

unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding

private demand

infinity; infinitude; eternity

disregarding; ignoring

nameless; unnamed; anonymous; unsigned

clear writing; specification

fur; skin; pelt

before one's eyes; under one's nose

door

dawn; daybreak

ambition; aspiration

medicine; drug

oil well

blood transfusion

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

elegant; graceful; refined

wired; cabled

invitation; introduction

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

desire; appetite; lust

calmness; composure; presence of mind

dairy farming

nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear

sink (e.g. in a kitchen)

travel expenses

both arguments; both opinions

good sense

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

conscience

quantitative; concerning the quantity