scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
lecture fee; teaching fee
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
small container; person of small capacities
wet behind the ears; inexperienced; immature
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
sponging off one's parents
door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing (canvasing)
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab
late completion; a late bloomer
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
without missing (a day of) work
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
subcontractor; subcontracting company
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
Bayer; Bajer; Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
peril; danger; hazard; distress
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
tetrapod; tetrahedral concrete structure used in breakwaters
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
department of English literature