Vocabulary

one foot; one leg

simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting

patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling

fine article; masterpiece

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

military unit composed of personnel who have volunteered for dangerous assignments; volunteer corps

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)

life and death

conifer; needle-leaved tree

negotiation of conditions

over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched

reinforcements

commercial bank

billeting; camp

water pressure; hydraulic pressure

left side (of an equation, expression, etc.); LHS

printing

government-approved curriculums; (educational) guidelines

private car; private automobile

careless pitch

feel (of a material); texture

striking a deal; coming to an agreement; reconciliation

dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise

first cry of a newborn baby

mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath

patch; patching

liquefaction; liquefy

businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses

wayside shrine

worry; trouble; anxiety

edge of a swamp

almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)

winner of triple crown

third lowest division

new book; new publication

report; declaration

game; sport

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF

tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C

investiture of the Crown Prince