Vocabulary

digestive fluids

digestive gland

alimentary canal

(process of) elimination

slaked lime

depression; low spirits; dejection

fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)

fire brigade; fire company

fireboat

sterilizer; steriliser

disinfectant

anti-inflammatory agent; antiphlogistic

partly burned charcoal

war of attrition

on the point of vanishing

personal letter; epistolary style

(jar used as a) charcoal extinguisher

evaporation; dispersion; dissipation

consumption propensity

consumer group

consumer's price

consumer movement

consumer revolution; consumption revolution

consumer city

killing time

ammonium nitrate

octopus; man with a bald or shaven head

man with a bald or shaven head

many-legged; octopus-like

overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"

bogus dividend

octopus pot

labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers

arbitrage; long-short trade; pairs trade; spread trade

carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife

small lot consignment

lunula; half-moon (of a fingernail)

a small world

preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up

timid person; coward