Vocabulary

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

making up (a deficit, loss, etc.); covering; compensation; supplementation; replenishment

naval district (of the Imperial Japanese Navy); naval station

ceremony for the repose of a soul

pacification; placating

guarding; protecting

immense; enormous

supremacy; sovereignty

completely fair or just

just; fair; proper; reasonable

extraordinary

art of consummate skill

very near

point-blank shot

point-blank range

very convenient

of paramount importance; extremely important; essential

absolute purity

sincerity; genuine feeling

the highest good

extreme reverence; deeply revered person

persuasive argument

indoor game; indoor pastime

interior decorating

room rent; room rate (hotel, etc.)

nitrogen fixation (method)

nitrogen fixation

nitrogenous fertilizer; nitrogenous fertiliser

to be complacent; to look self-satisfied

greasy feet

fatty oil

fatty

sadistic

sadism

deep sleep; torpor

rare book

unusual trick; rarely seen skill

rare treasure

rare book

extraordinary; singular; incredible