Vocabulary

death; the next world

many; numerous; a lot

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

placenta

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

unbalanced diet

to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy

variable

to be put in order; to be put to rights

to be caught; to be arrested

maternal love

womb; uterus

Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)

to hold in one's arms

to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something

medal of honour; medal of merit

fruitful year

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

heavy drinking

spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst

odor-resistant; odour-resistant

same as above; ditto; ibid.

charitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter

troubles both at home and abroad

entering a room

religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

AA battery; AA cell

simplicity and complexity; singular and plural; single and double; singles and doubles (in tennis)

mezzanine floor

innermost feelings

chasing; metal carving; metal engraving

carving; engraving

machiya; traditional wooden townhouse

direct action

right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism