palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
fire chief's car; command vehicle
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
make no progress; remain unsettled
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
girl; lass; young thing; chick
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
laboratory animal; experimental animal
pharmaceutical (drug) company
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
central government office; head office; this office
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
honorific affix; honorific prefix
and; thereupon; because of that
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
unconfirmed; unidentified