Vocabulary

food taster

venomous snake; poisonous snake

poisonous plant

toadstool; poisonous mushroom

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

cell (e.g. monk's)

vocal solo

Germany

drinking alone; solitary drinking

self-study; self-teaching

hostel for bachelors

monopoly business, enterprise

antitrust law; Antitrust Act

possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

creativity; ingenuity

soloist

lonely in bed

independence movement

Independence Day

independent spirit

independence

declaration of independence

self-reliance; self-help

detachment

independent variable

ease of reading; legibility

Yomiuri Symphony

readership; target audience (of a magazine)

lip reading

mind reading

comma

Tochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)

convex lens

convexity

convex angle

convex mirror

protrusion

beetle-browed boy; mischief

convex surface; convex

convex mirror