Vocabulary

content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk

one; 1

amusement; fun; brief entertainment

one previous

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

leaning to the right

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy; swirl

itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant

forest service field office

spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier

bucket; pail; tub

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

phonograph record; gramophone record

rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay

(state of) apparent death; suspended animation

temple (esp. large one); monastery

kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature

origin of a fire

excess or deficiency; too much or too little

circulation (esp. of documents); sending round

foreign rice

street light; streetlamp

everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen

nuclear explosion

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

scholar; student

verb

companion

companions; fellows

pastime; hobby; favorite amusement

copper mine

letterpress; relief printing

secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

South Seas

soft landing

second-rate; inferior

beef cattle

chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong

dark blue