Vocabulary

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

microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria

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

being seen here and there; appearing in various places

remaining money

leftover food; leftovers; food scraps

Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan

founder; originator; pioneer

market price; current price

enterprising man; businessman; industrialist

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

selecting from one's own works; one's own selection

lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter

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

sergeant

kasaya; monk's stole

coefficient

congratulations and condolences

(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

origin; birthplace

potassium cyanide

labor standards bureau; labour standards bureau