Vocabulary

inkstone

migratory anticyclone

painting (as a profession); being a painter

in name only; titular; nominal

major cleanup; spring cleaning

continental shelf

hair loss

single track (railway); single line

tempering (metal); annealing; forging

wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; a world apart; far better

topography; geographical features

People's Republic of China

Republic of China; ROC; Taiwan

interim dividends

morning and evening

morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering

sea breeze; salty wind; briny air

long line; long queue

direct connection; direct link

direct appeal; direct petition

year end

deep (colour); dark

appointed date of delivery; delivery time; due date for payment; period for payment; deadline (for payment or delivery)

charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood

realistic; true to life

clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely

Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

to hide; to keep to oneself

to spend; to expend; to consume

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

below freezing

bleaching agent; bleach

irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)

inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)

natural features; scenery