Vocabulary

old tale; folk tale; legend

to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

top (of a mountain); summit

vanguard; advance guard

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

riverbank; riverside

vivid; striking

good neighbour; good neighbor

all compositions; the entire composition

the whole amount; entire amount; total amount; total quantity

creative power; creativity

dispute; quarrel; strike

multiplication; synergism

flower; flowering plant

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to decorate

seeing off and meeting on return

breath

being very busy; busyness

(outward) appearance

counter-; corresponding; face; opposite

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

resignation; leaving office

metabolism

substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double

repose of a soul

final stage; final stretch; final spurt; last spurt; final push; late charge

authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person

iron rod; iron bar; iron club

additive

moving out (to); moving to a different place

electronic goods

light bulb

lightning

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

reverse; inversion; upside down

to throw into

east longitude

the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo