Vocabulary

belaying; belay

belaying

bergschrund (crevasse near the head of a glacier)

schrund (crevasse, esp. a bergschrund, a crevasse near the head of a glacier)

piton (metal support peg used when climbing)

lantern (for mountaineering)

windcrust; crust formed on snow by strong wind

aiguille (sharp rock peak)

kick step (mountaineering technique)

detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing)

Machaerina rubiginosa (species of tropical sedge)

Machaerina rubiginosa (species of tropical sedge)

Juris Doctor

sneak-thief

sneak thief

all beds occupied (hospital); no beds (hospital); no vacancy

man of letters; writer

maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword

maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately

sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard

unlikely event; rare occurrence

driftwood; floating timber

tilde; wave dash

habitual drinker

death ray

greenism; environmentalism

real estate register; real property register

direct sum

cat's-ear (Hypochoeris radicata); false dandelion

business organization; business corporation; businessmen's body

professional player (sports); pro

car carrier ship

fund-raising; fund collecting

International Standard Book Number; ISBN

vault

nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly

activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life

early voting

master license (recording)

Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)