Vocabulary

false tooth; denture

to boost; to force up; to push up

flame; blaze

flower bed

fluorescence

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

(one's) gaze; line of sight; direction in which one is looking

attic; loft

space communication

formwork; shuttering; mold; mould; form

total blindness

sovereign power; the reins of government

popularization; popularisation

broad overview; general survey

long stretch; long haul; marathon; time-consuming work

long hair (usu. of a man)

on a floor; above floor level

dissolution of a (political) party

winning at the races

military history; military annals

rook

agricultural machinery and equipment

promissory note

freshwater fish

color of water after washing rice (colour)

cloudy sky; overcast sky

to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

reminiscent talk

Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

gun; pistol

beaming smile

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

keen; acute; heartfelt

prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

railway bridge; iron bridge

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition