Vocabulary

sodium carbonate; soda ash

number of houses; number of households

door latch; door catch

confidential birth

good thing

cocktail bar

drought

frikadelle (pan-fried meatballs)

autumn clothing; autumn wear

sheet pile (structural element used in construction)

steel piling; sheet pile

conservatorship; adult guardianship

admiration of Chinese culture (as opposed to Japanese culture); the Chinese spirit; Chinese soul

plant pathology; phytopathology

breakfast restaurant (of a hotel, etc.)

points (in a group tournament ranking system); wins; score

marching (esp. to music)

visual tracking (of objects)

returning early; going home sooner than expected

live singing

mother; wet nurse

grounds; premises; land within boundary lines

morphine

harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage

nondestructive testing; NDT; nondestructive inspection

saltpan; field for drying salt

farmer; bumpkin; yokel; peasant

long tone; sustained tone

family management of a business

full-body kissing and licking (sexual service)

standing sex from behind; standing doggy style

tight shirt, etc. over protruding breasts

social norm

burglary (while occupants are present); burglar (of a house where occupants are present)

side dish

excellent driver; model driver; driver license holder who has not been involved in an accident for the past 5 years; receives preferential treatment when renewing their license

tooth-blackening dye

interment of ashes (ceremony)

excellent driver; model driver; driver license holder who has not been involved in an accident for the past 5 years; receives preferential treatment when renewing their license

accident-free driver