rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
year of one's birth; one's birth year
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
(short) rest; breather; break
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
still object; object at rest; still life (painting, drawing)
used article (esp. clothes)
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
small gathering; happy circle
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
passing through without stopping; passing by
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
bento; Japanese box lunch
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
preliminary consultation; arrangements
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
(find) common (meeting) ground
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to get on well with (someone)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
like water; like it grows on trees
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days