Vocabulary

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to shoo away

low pressure; low voltage

regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day

tennis

reprinting; reproduction

transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing)

roll-call; muster

electrolyte

burial; interment

death from cold; freezing to death

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to throw (someone) down

cast net; casting net

water heater; water boiler

to repack; to refill

to knead again

to interweave

utmost limit; extremity; result

widely; extensively; on an extensive scale

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

weak; frail; fragile

in full force; in great numbers; in droves

popularity

hymn; psalm

changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

eldest child; oldest child; first child

crop (conditions); harvest; yield

obsession; compulsive idea

(vocal) volume

the war generation; those who grew up during WWII (in Japan)

old battlefield

(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; attention

Committee on Judicial Affairs

Buddhist sermon

native of a prefecture

profiting while others fight; fisherman's profit

the times; an age; a day and age

antibiotic-resistant bacteria

degree of accuracy

play within a play

brewery (sake, soy); brewer