Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Special Assault Team; SAT
in comparison to; rather than
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
dot; point; polka dots; pixel
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
numerator; molecule; member; element
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention