Vocabulary

natural growth; wild growth

(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

blighted; withered

medical history; case history; clinical history

big snake; (large) serpent

monologue; soliloquy

cloth; dress material; clothing fabric

ban; prohibition; taboo; something forbidden

decrease; reduction; fall

shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden

giant; woodsman; alpinist

essence; quintessence; flower; glory

earth science; geoscience

beanbags; jackstones; cueball

(barbed) wire entanglements

life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances

grassland; meadow

I-novel; novel narrated in the first person

small fish; fry

food; foodstuff

learning; study

rough estimate; rough calculation

large size (paper, book, etc.)

(many) years

evolutionary theory; theory of evolution

giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor

opinion; intention; thought

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

water vein; underground stream of water

manners and customs; folkways; usage

seller; selling side

remaining snow; lingering snow

seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw

hygienics

bloodless

lack of understanding; lack of sympathy

helpless; unsupporting

see; inspect; visit

two ways; both ways; two kinds