Vocabulary

officers and men

specialization; specialisation; differentiation

division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production

fine powder

military service; conscription

alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery

convenience; handiness; usefulness

information; news; report

eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression

bonsai; miniature potted plant

every night

all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

charm; fascination

privatization; privatisation

folk craft; folk art

folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

innocence; guiltlessness; false accusation; false charge

master; expert

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

exemplar; model; example; pattern

pharmacist; chemist

translator

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; search-and-kill mission; search-and-destroy mission; military action without a predetermined target

last night; yesterday evening

expectation; anticipation; forecast

bringing up; rearing; upbringing

random firing; reckless firing

violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)

land route; overland route

diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation

building material

building; construction

(one's) interests

menu; bill of fare

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed

(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army