Vocabulary

various articles; various items

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty

busy; high-stress; hectic; pressed (with business)

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

Saturn (planet)

wintry mountain

eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

plagiarism; plagiarised work

steam; vapour; vapor

division into equal parts; equal parts

to set free; to let go; to release

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

to be perturbed; to be agitated

verb

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent

to agree

companion

companions; fellows

pastime; hobby; favorite amusement

copper mine

to reread; to read again

letterpress; relief printing

secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

South Seas

soft landing

second-rate; inferior

beef cattle

chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong

to conceal oneself; to hide

dark blue

closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)

issuer; publisher

reactionary price rise

distribution; circulation

continued fall (in market price)

(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as

to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to reduce or cut back on