Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
plaintiff group; plaintiffs
harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
laundering (e.g. of money)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Brighton (Britain); Blyton
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
business plan; business schedule; project
environmental destruction
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
new government; new administration
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
power plant; power station
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
exposure to wind; severe criticism