Vocabulary

assessment; rating; grade; evaluation

sudden change; complete change

drawn lettering; sound effects lettering

drawing; painting

description; rendition

convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating

being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by

to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)

epidemic

pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen

nature of a disease

symptom

pathology

second hand (of clock)

rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings

leech

fin (e.g. of a fish)

pinnipeds (seals and walruses)

Shinagawa Prince Hotel

quality control

freshness assured through this date

quality assurance; QA

assortment; product lineup

poor home

destitution; misery; meagerness

great poverty

impoverishment

hardships of poverty; serious poverty

anemia; anaemia

low-grade ore

poor soil; poor country

poor household

god of poverty

parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save

shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

slum

slum

frequent appearance; frequent occurrence