Vocabulary

persistent disease

last December; end of last year

beef tallow

cattleman; raising cattle

cow shed; cattle barn

cowpox; vaccinia

dairy; milkman

cowhide; oxhide

snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; ox walk tactic

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

last month

expectoration

living room and bedroom; bed-sitter

place of residence; dwelling place

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

kimono seat lining

pretending to be out

foreign settlement; concession

big; large; great

ringleader; chief

large warship

huge rock; crag

big frame; large figure; huge body

big mouth

big piece of timber

huge fortune

large capital; enormous fund

large animal

wealthy merchant

large hanging bell

land of giants

gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder

megalith

ocean liner

gigantic statue; colossus; huge image

big-time bandit; big-time pirate

gigantism

macromolecule

huge projectile