Vocabulary

South Pole

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

blood relationship; blood relative

milk

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

heat; hot air

annual salary

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

stickiness; viscosity

consent; agreement; acceptance

noh play

bankruptcy; insolvency

drainage; draining; pumping out (water); sewerage

height; stature

distribution (e.g. films, rice)

double; twice (as much)

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

coming into effect

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

putting into operation

firing; discharge of gun

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

battlefield; battleground

washing; laundry

precedent

complete victory

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice

formation of a cabinet

monk; priest

Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

running

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

commanding officer

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

heat (of the weather); hotness

book; publication