Vocabulary

northern waters

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

certified copy; transcript

escape; evasion; flight

same family (race, tribe)

antics; buffoonery; clowning

patent rights

emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)

outbreak; occurrence

soft and lacking firmness; weak; fragile

meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

enlistment

august visit; arrival

appointment (to an office); investiture; commission

to walk in on; to tread upon

same crime

same row; same line; same file

discernment; insight

strong point; forte; merit; strength

special sale; bargain sale

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

going south

southern hemisphere

two flat things

naked eye

entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

grand festival

large build

title; heading

colonization; colonisation; development; settlement; exploitation

creche; day nursery; day-care center

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

to forge; to temper

perception; sensation; awareness