Vocabulary

kanji compound

program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme

artifact; artefact; excavated article; archaeological find

dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

general affairs

overture; prelude

twig; spray

small change; pocket change; coins

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

ascending air current; updraft

high priest; virtuous monk; holy man

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

evaporation

to weave into; to interweave

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

plait; braid

kamidana; household shrine; home shrine

humanities; arts

village; human habitation; human settlement

depravity; corruption; degradation

force of habit

body fluid

to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to fail to do; to leave undone; to avoid (doing)

substitute runner; pinch runner

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; loose

macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm

first impression

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to roil

detection

detector; locator

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation

baron

district court; local court

molester; groper; masher; pervert

tea party; get-together

to dress up

taking up a new post

medium; mediocrity; average

neutralization; neutralisation