Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
too much; excessively; too
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
proud; having a prominent nose
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
science and technology; scientific technique
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
sales clerk in a fancy boutique clothing store
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to look around; to look towards (us)
difference; variation; difference
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
clearing one's throat; cough
to behave well (of a child)