Vocabulary

any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

soapy water

mason; stonemason; stonecutter

plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)

silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; white croaker

form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course

quarrying (stone); quarryman

Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)

phenol; carbolic acid

rock garden

stone lantern

Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

lithograph

man of incorruptible character

stone wall

stones and trees; sticks and stones; inanimate objects

stalagmite

sea lettuce (Ulva spp.)

cumulus clouds

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

integration

moment

vertebrate; vertebrates; vertebrata

responsible area; area of responsibility

sharing of responsibilities

red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)

red face

mercurochrome; merbromin solution

Akasaka Prince Hotel

Sovietize; Sovietise; turning red; become communistic

blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell

infrared divergence

reddish brown; rufous

red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label

purplish red

deficit-covering (government) bond

communist witch-hunt; red-baiting; red scare

Red Cross

Red Cross (Society)

red line