average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Mare Nubium (lunar mare); Sea of Clouds
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
best friend; very close friend
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to be thrilled; to be excited
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
the ocean; the great deep
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
on one hand; on the other hand
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to kill; to choke the life out of
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
weekly publication; weekly magazine