Vocabulary

barbershop; barber shop

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

pasture; grazing land

rice cultivation; rice farming

injection device; spray

wheat variety

I; me

original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; main part(s) of a story

gently; quietly; calmly

Incarnation (of Christ)

xiphoid process; ensiform cartilage

earthquake simulation vehicle

thick smoke

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

discrete

for as long as one can remember

multiracial nation; multiethnic country

multiracial; multiethnic

exhibit; article on display; showpiece

proportional control

Primates (order of mammals)

Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

archer

crow

butcher

seam ripper

tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)

partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

Minotaur

mage

mad; crazy; ridiculous

dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog; Asiatic wild dog

ectoplasm

werewolf

gladiator

Spar (retailer)

sparrer (one who spars)

background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare

trehalose (used in foods as a sweetener, stabilizer and flavor enhancer) (stabiliser) (flavour)