old bank note; former bank note
apartment house; residential complex
rental house; rental housing; house to let
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
N-system (automatic number-plate recognition system)
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
interchange; international; inter-
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
research division; inquiry section
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
omitted character; omitted letter
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
chatter mark (machine tools)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
in accordance with plans; just as planned
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to make a fool of someone
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
personal use; private use; private business; personal business