Vocabulary

enumeration

matcha; powdered green tea

distinguished family; good family; reputable family

hairy caterpillar; woolly bear

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

translation

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

preparatory course; preparatory department

background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia

waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat

gift; godsend

childhood; infancy

childhood; infancy

melting; fusion

the following week; the next week

boisterous dance

shooting star; falling star; meteor

pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos

beloved wife

hard worker; hardworking person

same text; same wording

living alone; solitude; solitary life

vocal solo

introversion

antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives

sunbathing; basking in the sun

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

length of time; term

myriad; countless things

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin

partial destruction

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

criminal intent; malice

princess; Her Royal Highness

blighted love; disappointed love

subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; testee

little power; little influence

standard language (used in government, education, etc.)