accurate; exact; punctual; neat
no photographs; no photography
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
big leakage; uncontained leak
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to win and advance to the next round
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
motive power; driving force
identification; ID; identity
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
personal feelings; self-interest