Vocabulary

motor scooter; moped; motorized bicycle

hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro

tub boat; traditional round coracle-like boat

small sailing boat used for collecting nori, etc.

summer of last year

one year ago

anti-party

investigation committee of a local assembly (under Section 100 of the Local Government Act)

infinite

right side

old town; former town

reduction; decrease

United States and North Korea; American-North Korean

day on which many companies hold shareholders meetings (to limit disruption by would-be blackmailers)

washing one's hands and rinsing one's mouth

from what (I've) seen; given that ...

using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)

repeatedly; leaving no stone unturned; walking rapidly

faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

slow-witted person; simpleton

without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly

high praise; rave review

mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard

party leaders; party executive

to open up a lead (over one's opponent)

by a comfortable margin

examination method; method of investigation; search procedure

magnetization; magnetisation

demagnetization; demagnetisation; degaussing

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

Japanese maple (Acer japonicum)

trident maple (Acer buergerianum)

Timor dusky sparrow (Lonchura fuscata, Padda fuscata)

domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

wild dog

side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)

black-backed jackal (carnivore, Canis mesomelas)

golden jackal (carnivore, Canis aureus ssp.); Asiatic jackal

coyote (carnivore, Canis latrans)