Vocabulary

quarterfinal

quarterfinal game of a tournament

regulations; standard

second level (company, etc.)

a level and inked string; norm; rule; standard

preliminary control of lights

preparatory phase; preparatory period

reserve bank

reserve funds

preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

warning order

to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become sodden; to macerate

purity; chastity

pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred

clean (pure) culture

pure mathematics

classical Japanese style

junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)

all-wool

chance meeting; fortuitous encounter

patrol boat

pilgrim

obedience; observance; adherence

obeying; observing; following

law observance; obeying the law

good morals and manners; genial manners and laudable customs; pristine way of life

in order; in turn

acclimatization; naturalization; acclimation

favorable circumstances; prosperity

(in) turn(s); (in) order

going in order; moving forward; going with (e.g. the current of the times)

in (the proper) order; in (the correct) sequence

(listed in) no particular order; arbitrary order; random order

to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)

permutation

hymen

worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

process

first cargo of the year