Vocabulary

sheepdog

pasture or grazing land

pasture or grazing land

herder; herdsman; shepherd

god of shepherds, herdsmen, flocks and herds; Pan; Faunus

parsonage; rectory; vicarage

shepherd's song

ribbed fabric; corded fabric; ridged fabric; corduro; repp; rep

practice of abandoning old people, usu. women

mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

labor shortage; labour shortage

centripetal

disaster relief

lifeboat; rescue ship

rescue team or party

lifesaving equipment

famine relief

hardy plants

(knowledge of) first-aid

emergency hospital

reinforcements; relief column

relief supplies

rescue ship; salvage boat

first-aid station

balancing on a ball

spherical mirror

spherical geometry

baseball all-star game

ball lightning

playing catch

cone; strobile; strobilus

chestnut in its burr

close-cropped head

marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball

bulletin board

bulletin board

bill of indictment

complainant; plaintiff

complainant; plaintiff

official notice