emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
powdered skim milk; skimmed milk powder; non-fat dry milk
employment quota; number of positions available
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
carbonic acid gas; carbon dioxide; CO2
increasing one's fighting spirit
thank you for your continued patronage
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
European countries; European nations
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to run a shop; to have a shop
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color