Vocabulary

most difficult; next to impossible

preview; private showing

dentist

chamberlain

character style; character form

magnet

natural science

spontaneity

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

moisture; humidity; dampness

East Asian lacquer; japan

demonstration; presentation

violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement

new book; new publication

newly appointed; inaugural

new style

inundation; submersion; flood

right in the middle (of); midst; height

vacuum

Shinto; Shintoism

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

human bones

society; company; the public; the world

popular front

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

snow storm; blizzard

recommendation; endorsement

guess; conjecture

marine products

hydraulic power; water power

to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)

inclination; tendency; nature; character

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

mixed race; mixed parentage

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

gravel; ballast; pebbles

reconsideration

prime minister; premier; chancellor

mining; digging; working (a mine)