priory
[名詞]
a place of residence for a community of nuns or monks that is smaller or less important compared to an abbey

小修道院, 修道院
estuary
[名詞]
the part of a river that is wide and where it meets the sea

河口, 三角江
Ex: Environmentalists work to protect estuaries from pollution and habitat destruction .環境保護活動家は、**河口**を汚染や生息地の破壊から守るために活動しています。
corollary
[名詞]
a thing that is the direct or natural result of another

当然の結果, 帰結
Ex: The high demand for the product had a corollary of rising prices .その製品への高い需要は、価格上昇という**帰結**をもたらした。
effrontery
[名詞]
a way of behaving that is shamelessly rude and bold

厚かましさ, ずうずうしさ
Ex: She was embarrassed by the effrontery of her friend ’s behavior at the dinner party .彼女は夕食会での友人の**厚かましさ**に恥ずかしい思いをした。
tapestry
[名詞]
a piece of heavy cloth that is adorned by weaving complicated pictorial designs into it and is mostly used for wall hangings, curtains, etc.

タペストリー, 壁掛け
casuistry
[名詞]
the way of resolving ethical problems by relying on abstract principles extracted from particular cases

カジュイストリー, 特定の事例から抽出された抽象的な原則に依存して倫理的問題を解決する方法
purgatory
[名詞]
in certain Christian beliefs, a temporary state of purification for souls after death, preparing them for entry into heaven

煉獄, 浄化の状態
Ex: Purgatory is often associated with the idea of God 's mercy and the opportunity for spiritual refinement beyond earthly life .**煉獄**は、しばしば神の慈悲の考えと地上の生活を超えた精神的洗練の機会に関連付けられます。
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