something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
inspection of a meter; reading a meter; needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
additional finance; additional funding
interview; oral examination
term deposit; (fixed) time deposit
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
electricity; electric guitar
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
filtration; filtering; percolation
Financial Services Agency; FSA
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
studying abroad; studying overseas
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to resound (echo) far and wide