Vocabulary

gentle; mild-mannered

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex

daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time

occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servants)

to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

fire insurance

excess; surplus; superabundance

deciphering; decoding

pleasure

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly

martial law

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)

road; street; avenue

status elevation; upgrading; promotion

prey; catch; kill; game

cornea

(academic) degree

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

encouragement; stimulation

theatre-going; theater-going

frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.)

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms; floor plan

(one's) concern; having (something) to do with

roundness; rotundity

bedrock

spicy; hot

proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion

presenting (to)

depreciation

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to summon; to page; to invoke (e.g. a spirit)

solid (body)

mutual aid; cooperation; benefit

cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure