Vocabulary

member of parliament

fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to

heat wave

continual change; vicissitudes

leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists

white thread

soft pitch

pig iron

prostate (gland)

sniper; sharpshooter

way of playing (an instrument); style of playing; playing technique

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

manor; demesne

coronation ceremony; enthronement

abdication

degeneration; retrogression; atrophy

execution by proxy; subrogation (of administrative acts)

firm name; trade name

light snow

anecdote

village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

stature; height

having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

meal ticket

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

tone of voice

union; joining

moderation; self-restraint; temperance

former wife; late wife

religious mission; religious proclamation

undivided attention; concentration

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

drop (e.g. of water); drip

decorative curtain hung from the ceiling

fantasy fiction; bizarre fiction

electromagnet

electronic transmission (of data)

local customs

embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation

clay