reducing agent; reductant
The Walking Dead (TV series)
bon voyage; have a nice trip
dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"
oxidizing agent; oxidant; oxidizer
home tutor; private tutor; coach
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
interjection; exclamation
reopening after renovation
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary; auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
outlet (store that sells seconds, discontinued lines, etc.); electrical outlet
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
contrived; false-sounding
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
each time; frequently; always
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
overseas assignment; overseas posting
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
I can't die and leave things this way
no; no; without; not needed