Vocabulary

food and drink; eating and drinking

shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph

eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence

guards at parliament

station area; in front of a station; (at a) station

column; shaft; cylinder

centrifugal force

horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters

monarchical system

monarchy; imperial rule

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

non-commissioned officer; petty officer

geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal

whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song

poetry circles

riverside

(large) gun; artillery; cannon

common language; lingua franca

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

phobia; morbid fear

to look up (at)

cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)

running fast; double time

pattern paper (for dressmaking)

unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression; figure of speech

congratulation; celebration

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty

sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

incomplete; unfinished

inexperienced

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

district welfare officer

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

random; unintentional; unintended

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incapacity