Vocabulary

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome); little people; dwarf

dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary

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

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

first cry of a newborn baby

marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese

one foot; one leg

simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

oil pressure

stony mountain

(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman

prospectus

personal; inter-personal

loyalty; the loyal dead

new moon; first day of the lunar month

payment in kind

person of letters; literary person

anthology

a bad debt

lading; shipment

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

solid; strong; firm