Vocabulary

rectum

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

articles of incorporation; company statute

sovereign; emperor; monarch

cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs

addition; annexing

attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing

imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck

transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection

moving into (a city, etc.)

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between

introduction (from abroad)

going to the United States

winter clothing; winter wear

grade; class; degree; rank; rating; order

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

both extremities

both wings; both flanks

way of talking; speaking style

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength

sea bird

pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously

antique; old article; secondhand goods

number of persons; numerical strength; head count

Japan

windmill; wind turbine

north wind; northerly wind

youngest child

abusive language; violent language; wild words

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

shadow; shade; shading; gloom

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

element; chemical element

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

revival; resuscitation

byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape

exposure to the sun; sunny place; sunlight