Vocabulary

other crimes; further offenses; further offences

Western style

to melt; to liquefy; to thaw

solvent; solution; flux

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

foster mother; adoptive mother

lightning strike; lightning bolt

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

worn-out shoes; worn-out socks

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.

drift ice; ice floe

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

both extremities

both wings; both flanks

to line up; to put in a row

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

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to change

shadow; shade; shading; gloom

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears

to cut off and throw away

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

very high; high up; aloft

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