Vocabulary

to have an audience; to meet; to see

single-person cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell

renewable

patient; having a long fuse

to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's head; to be thrown off balance; to get upset; to be bewildered; to be flustered

bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome

hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)

young at heart

good-natured

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling

insane; mad; crazy; light in the head

to get distracted; to jump off the track

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

to faint; to lose consciousness

generic name; common name

difference (of opinion)

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to replace; to model after

Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

completely; entirely; all

balsamic vinegar

mileage

common noun

as soon as possible; ASAP

already read

Ministry of Culture (e.g. in China)

deadweight ton; deadweight tonnage

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

disposal sale; surplus good sale

bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending

to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

meek; gentle; modest; sweet; charming; touching

Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves

bored; bored-looking; uninterested

bored; bored-looking; uninterested

nuclear power; nuclear state

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

stone paving; stone paved area