astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
The Flea Waltz (piano piece); Der Flohwalzer; Chopsticks (UK)
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
renewal charge; renewal fee
projection room; projection booth
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
monetary offering; offertory
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
stress-induced; stress-related
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
local site; location for making or filming a movie
written estimate; quotation; quote
phone duty; being on call
menstrual pain; period pain
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
job hunting; job searching
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy