Vocabulary

head of a family; patriarch; matriarch

unloading; landing

extracurricular

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond

myself; oneself

subject matter of a painting

gorge; ravine; canyon; glen

rise and fall; ups and downs

very interesting; of great interest

facing upward

close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)

abstract or impracticable theory

directive; instructions

war song

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)

set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

duel; shoot-out

conspiracy; collusion

platelet; thrombocyte

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

under the eaves

original word; original language

old style; ancient rites

extinct plants and animals

old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest

election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

steam whistle

wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability

counting backwards; calculating backwards

phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call

to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.)

adsorption