Vocabulary

natural disaster; cataclysm

revolution; rotation

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper

arabesque pattern

to step forward; to step forth; to advance

seeing through

same meaning; synonymy

identifying (something as being the same as something else); identification (e.g. of a suspect)

fellow student

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar

special effects; SFX

send specially; special envoy

to read (a book, etc.) over again

to push out; to project; to stick out

jetty; breakwater; pier

inside leg trip

office work; desk work; indoor work

inside measure

stew; food cooked in a pot

seducer; smooth talker; ladies' man; playboy; playgirl

suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down

shipwreck

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said

two groups; two bands

for a second time

daily account; daily expenses

to flare up; to burst into flames

viscous; sticky; gluey

slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll

wave crest; whitecaps

drainage; gutter; ditch

to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in

to sell off; to sell completely

extensive knowledge; erudition

to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to turn white

feebleness; weakness

barley tea

bumping of heads