Vocabulary

ally; allied powers

celebrated flower; beautiful woman

excellent sweet; confection of an established name

bright (light) colour (color)

famous sword; excellent sword

libel; defamation; slander; character assassination

sterilization; sterilisation

abusing someone to his (her) face

grain of boiled rice

setting (of a saw)

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

body of a garment; bodice

pick-up knowledge; second-hand knowledge; hearsay

tinnitus; ringing in the ears

South America

seedling; plant raised from the seed

spy; secret agent

drawing water

water resources

scrubbing and washing; kitchen work

water torture

blind (unscrupulous, indiscriminate) bombing

embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue

hair; trichome

implicit agreement; tacit understanding

tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance

Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis

hair root

objective case

portal vein

beggar; begging

timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness

doorplate; nameplate; gate pass

small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)

accusation; indictment

leak; leakage (of rain)

brave general; brave warrior; courageous general

fierce attack; furious attack

chatter; idle talk