tarsier (Tarsius syrichta); specter lemur; spectre lemur
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
demo tape; demonstration tape
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
engineering firm; contractor
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
perfect; complete; flawless
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
a little bit; a little while
critical condition; being on the verge of death