maternity leave; paternity leave
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
studying abroad; studying overseas
instructor; advisor; adviser
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
holding on to; sticking to
revision (of text); alteration; change
deadly serious; deadly earnest
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
publication of results; announcement of results
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
feebleness; weakness; imbecility