Vocabulary

natural history

(death by) hanging

8th note; eighth note; quaver

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions

pigeon; dove

half price

anticommunism

transportation; conveyance; delivery

board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.)

sorrow; grief; sadness

minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

countdown

beach; foreshore

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat

war renunciation; anti-war

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

floating; buoyancy

taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

burdening; bearing; shouldering; imposing

warrior

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

custom

wind power

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

French; French writing; French literature

branch school

full

without a holiday; nonstop

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

sworn friend

exemption from responsibility

fury; power; menace

lively motion; throb

evening; dusk; twilight

another idea

Western music; European music

bathhouse; (public) bath

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all