Vocabulary

opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road

information about oneself; one's personal information

governor (device); speed regulator

tonality

harmonic progression

to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret

instructions; explanation

explanatory science

descriptive science

explanatory; expository; elucidatory

preacher

Mendelism

misnomer; misnaming; miscalling

to misrepresent; to distort; to belie

descriptive

reporting location; news-gathering site; the scene

domestic locations (e.g. of a company); domestic bases

institutionalization (of a practice); systematization; systematic implementation

corruption prevention

surveillance monitor

downtime; suspension period

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

Arab Spring (revolutionary wave in the Arab world, 2010-2011)

developmental stage

senior military official

to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation

to hint at something

double corner approach

adjustment of production; production adjustment

Teigin Bank robbery (in which 12 people died of cyanide poisoning; 1948)

heated (e.g. debate); passionate

tax revenue shortfall

cornering the market; stock cornering; a corner

charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

Jizō Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizō statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24

cooking with heat

former imperial university

to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; to have hair on one's heart

it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile