Vocabulary

overhasty; rash; premature

to leave the nest

at the window; by the window; next to the window

total; sum total; total amount

notes; draft; manuscript

to bury; to inter; to entomb

costume; dress; attire

bribery; corruption

taking a breather; relaxation; rest

shorthand; stenography

granddaughter

to let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.)

equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies

to fall ill

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

barren; sterile; infertile

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

additional rules; by-laws; supplementary provisions; additional clauses

to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be full (of)

outside (an organization, department, etc.)

good news; glad tidings

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration

loss; going missing

writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both

easy; simple; plain

calm; composed; cool; quiet

special; exceptional

another world

propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

bundle; package; parcel

translation into Japanese

departed spirit; soul of the dead

northern mountains; mountains to the north

northern waters

death