Japan Weather Association; JWA
barren woman; sterile woman
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be needed; to be wanted
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
that's true; of course; obviously
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
battle formation; military formation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
emphasizes direct object of action
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
woman; female; feminine gender
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)