yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
beautifully decorated gate; female genitalia
administration (of medicine)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
solitary castle; isolated castle
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
education or school expenses
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
while being out of the office or away from home
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
donation; contribution; offering
instead; but (on the other hand)