Vocabulary

treetop; tip of a branch

eldest son

hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health

solicitude befitting an older brother or older person

bamboo

shade under a tree in full leaf

modern; latest; up-to-date

modern style; modernness

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner

eighth month of the lunar calendar

in the meanwhile; during the time

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

hyperelasticity; superelasticity

female sexual arousal disorder; FSAD; anaphrodisia; hyphedonia; frigidity

anhedonia

hypoelasticity

fresh pasta

enterohepatic circulation

conjugate

abscisic acid

arginine phosphoric acid

itaconic acid

clupanodonic acid

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; EDTA

chloroauric acid

chloroplatinic acid; hexachloroplatinic acid

active acetate

suffering in poverty; abject poverty

xanthogenic acid; xanthic acid

cinnamic acid

higher fatty acid

mixed acid (esp. of sulphuric acid and nitric acid)

chondroitin sulfate

tribasic acid

red vinegar made from fermented sake lees

leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb

liquid seasoning made from leaf vegetables mixed with sake, mirin, sugar, etc.

vinegar used to wash or season seafood

well-balanced vinegar