Vocabulary

to encamp; to take up positions

to leave a dish half-eaten

to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to ransack; to rampage; to storm through

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

Easter

difficulty

Tenrikyo (Shinto sect)

search party

newspaper holiday; day on which newspapers are not published

male flower; staminate flower

harvesting; reaping

sense of purpose

runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world

trusteeship

progressive

assorted grains; cereals

inspector; supervisor

sound recorder; tape recorder

anthology; selection of books

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

Road Traffic Act

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan

founder; originator; pioneer

market price; current price

enterprising man; businessman; industrialist

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

selecting from one's own works; one's own selection

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter

to cook inside

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time)

company business

wheelchair

to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter

heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy

anxiety; worry; fear