Vocabulary

paste; glue

words and phrases; words

(inflectional) ending of a word

imperial throne

plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

high priest; highly ranked priest

adding up; totalling; totaling

state-sponsored; national

sandy soil; sandy place

(by) one's side; place close to one's person; place within arm's reach

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

rhinoceros

microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria

three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)

being seen here and there; appearing in various places

remaining money

cession (of territory)

sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down

birch (esp. Japanese white birch)

coronary artery

being fully equipped; being fully furnished

inertia

shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

boarding house; residence hall; dormitory

parasitism

respiratory tract; air duct

noble visitor

caricature; cartoon; comics

passenger car; passenger carriage

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrogression; going in the wrong direction; going against (e.g. the times)

sphere; globe; orb

old family; old-established family

obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)

stare; gaze; fixation

abstinence from alcohol; temperance

person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all

expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

even number

bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding