Vocabulary

general; admiral

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

(intensity of) illumination; illuminance

symptom

scabbard; sheath

to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

official terminology

cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

corners of the mouth

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to solicit

interior of the mouth; oral cavity

lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

school flag

first and second; A and B

safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to become worked up

(your) consideration; attention; trouble; kindness; good offices

interlude (in traditional Japanese music)

inexpensive hotel operated by a local government

severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold

sugar manufacture

silent

incision; operation; section

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

specialized course; specialised course

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under)

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

wiles; art of coaxing

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master

Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology

several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks

running through; traversal

felony; serious crime

to house; to contain; to harbour (a feeling); to hold (e.g. dew on leaves)

reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper); compact edition