Vocabulary

monger; peddling

ore; mineral; crystal

high density

newspaper extra

plastics; synthetic resins

history of a nation; Japanese history

historical view; view of history (from a given point of view)

to begin; to start; to commence

private expense

trial run; test run

male and female (animals); the two sexes

mercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence

timetable; schedule

ceremonial address

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

real harm; actual damage

train window; car window

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

borrower; debtor

borrowing; loan

feeble complaint; whine

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego

manager; director; superintendent; overseer

reins; bridle

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands

personal delivery; handing over in person

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

garnering; collection

end; close

penmanship; calligraphy

heavy taxation

serious illness

(political) purge

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave

publisher

commodore; brigadier general

chaos; confusion; disorder