Vocabulary

foreign telegram

generally; as a rule

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

to slide into; to slip into

being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding

to soak; to saturate; to suckle; to make one hold something in the mouth; to include; to instruct

to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace

critical condition; being on the verge of death

(circuit) board; substrate

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree

evasion; avoidance; shirking

the way back; the way home; return trip

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

character; traits; ethos

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine

globular shape; spherical shape

Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age

enormous expenditure; huge expense; huge outlay; great cost

strong nation; powerful country

reason; logic

self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline

vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine

blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

comb

many communities (villages); cluster of plants

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

mountain stream; mountain torrent

practice; practising; training; study

to finish; to get it over with; to conclude

narrow (blade)

clearness; clarity

manufacture; production

the Trinity

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

shot; buckshot

dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box

treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior

to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to stock; to procure