Vocabulary

refractometer

brightest star in a constellation; Alpha

delivering an order; delivered order

two (times); first and second (e.g. world wars)

using for riding; passenger use

no rest; working nonstop

lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

denudation; degradation

initial stage; early period; early days; early years

creation; formation; foundation; establishment

first appointment (to a post)

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; outstanding work

first publication

terminal station

powdered medicine

supreme beauty; exquisiteness

detailed explanation

habits of handwriting; handwriting idiosyncrasies

setting an example

praying for rain

praying for rain

white sugar

taking root; rooting

Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

independent administrative institution; independent administrative agency

wild and domestic animals; livestock

rice produced

non-official newspaper; private newspaper

tanka magazine

tree height

Heart Sutra

anthropology

anthropology

diarrheal disease; diarrhea

six-pack (muscles)

balance inquiry (of a bank account)

(a) Machiavellian; Machiavellist

former appearance; original form

cutting grass for fodder or compost