Vocabulary

dangerous driving; reckless driving

res judicata; res adjudicata; claim preclusion; exclusion of further legal action

seizure; plunder; robbery; taking something by force

economic condition; economic circumstances; financial situation

open account; running account; current account; mutual account

pollution control; pollution prevention

recycling; resource recovery

evidence (of a crime)

corpus delicti

next clause; following paragraph; next item

voluntary recall (e.g. of faulty goods)

hearing; interrogation

(making a) statement

product; manufactured material

actor with excellent acting abilities (as opposed to just good looks); actor of real skill

luchu pine (Pinus luchuensis); Okinawa pine

pink woodsorrel (Oxalis corymbosa)

jointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)

layering (e.g. in gardening)

without considering the consequences; recklessly; imprudently; going overboard

stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula)

fireweed (Erechtites hieracifolia); burnweed; pilewort

red-flower ragleaf (Crassocephalum crepidioides); redflower ragleaf

tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata); tickweed; sand coreopsis; lanceleaf tickseed

safflower oil

cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata); greenhead coneflower

cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus cucumerifolius)

power of finality (of a legal decision, e.g. when a case is dismissed with prejudice)

reading classical Chinese aloud without trying to understand the meaning

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way

to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child

collateral estoppel; issue preclusion

street basketball; streetball

principle of good faith

fair and equitable principle

(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience

entry door (to a vehicle); entrance; door for boarding (e.g. a bus)

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

to slide up; to drag up