Vocabulary

gastric antacid

lumbering (sawing) industry

voiceless consonant

between life and death

clear fall (weather); clear autumn

green pine

cyanosis

celestial bodies; stars

mental charm; moral beauty

political tone; political flavour (flavor)

whirlpool of political strife

bag manufacturing

to grow in prosperity

to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of

spell of fine weather

one's birthright

number of pupils

first and second series

stillness and motion

to start on a journey; to go on a military expedition

thesis and antithesis

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

young people

distinction of the sexes

sexual freedom

direct ratio

ice tray; ice-cube tray

speaker and deputy speaker; chair and vice-chair; president and vice-president (of the senate, council, etc.)

original and duplicate

fine powder

flax (hemp) spinning; hemp dressing

reputation; fame; credit; honor and distinction; honour and distinction

checkers (board game); draughts

chess

indigo blue

mountain vapor; mountain vapour

to be born; to come into this world

to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

to have an involuntary emission of semen

focus of the trade routes of the world