library (usu. single-room); small library
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
return of something; repayment
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to turn towards; to point
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
barbershop; barber shop; barber
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence