Vocabulary

before and after; earlier and later; order; sequence

the other evening; a few nights ago

traces of a predecessor's deeds; precedent

(about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.); nearly; almost

being in Europe; staying in Europe; residing in Europe

wind damage; storm damage

reading on a trial basis (e.g. a newspaper); trying out (a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

history of poetry (esp. Chinese)

style of a poem; style of poetry

base

written oath

teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study

god of beauty; goddess of beauty; Venus

paper industry

celadon green; pale sea-green

work on paper; text, image or calligraphy on paper

non-official history; privately composed history

personal morals; personal virtues

private property

execution of a sentence (esp. imprisonment)

mailbag

pocket size

regulation; standardization

(a few) words; phrase; expression

several months

proficiency; mastery; competence; becoming proficient (in)

orientation flight; training flight; practice flight

two people

missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching

warrant; writ

silicon controlled rectifier; SCR

silicon controlled rectifier; SCR

probability; likelihood

basic training; practicing the basics

non-official history; privately composed history

railroad facility; railway equipment

to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front

pocket edition (of a book)

divine; imperial

inflected form