Vocabulary

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to pull near (to)

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

leaning to the right

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy; swirl

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant

forest service field office

spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier

unarmed; without weapons

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

boarding house; residence hall; dormitory

parasitism

to be affected; to put on airs

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

respiratory tract; air duct

noble visitor

caricature; cartoon; comics

passenger car; passenger carriage

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrogression; going in the wrong direction; going against (e.g. the times)

sphere; globe; orb

old family; old-established family

obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)

grip (of hand); grip strength

death by crushing; being crushed to death

comfort; ease

secret feud

apricot grove

in accordance with one's request

greatness; excellence; magnificence

exchange control

posthumous manuscripts

content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk

one; 1

(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back