Vocabulary

Boy Scouts

erasure; deletion; elimination; clearing

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to seize; to occupy; to usurp

to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

religious belief; faith

sales on credit

encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights)

trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation

amplitude (of vibration)

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; refurbishing; renovating

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

relative; relation; kin

relative; relation

hardships; privation

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

man-made calamity

murder; murderer

surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

priestly teacher; preceptor

Japanese-made

art of conversation

collagen disease

love and hate

corner; nook

signs of rain; threat of rain

famous; well-known; renowned; distinguished; celebrated

deep crimson

river surface; surface of a river

worker; breadwinner; supporter

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt

to cast; to mint; to coin

main building (of a manor)

hanging scroll

to succeed; to relieve; to replace

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something

to eat; to drink; to wolf; to knock back

thoroughly; completely; utterly

pickling in salt; food preserved in salt

fainting; losing consciousness; passing out