Vocabulary

characteristic quality; special character; one's real ability; one's specialty

second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year

historical document; archives; old manuscript; paleograph

secondhand book

black smoke

this morning

source; origin; provenance

breast; udder

air hole; windhole; air vent

another name; different name; synonym

visitor; caller

bet; wager; stake; gamble

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

sharpness; cutting ability

gap; break; rift

pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald

historic landmark; historic site; historic remains

attendance (on); chaperonage

vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport

ratio; proportion

leather; hide

specimen; sample

glacier

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; both sides

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment

wind direction

ventilation

stomach ache; abdominal pain

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

compound interest

fork; junction; diverging point

segregation; separation; independence

green willow (i.e. one that has budded)

minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils

folding screen covered with gold leaf

outside the prefecture

door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing (canvasing)