National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
chopstick envelope; chopstick wrapper; paper envelope in which chopsticks are presented
new car model; late-model car
Order of Culture; Order of Cultural Merit
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
rival (company); competitor
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
sting operation; undercover investigation
member of the House of Councillors
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
female company president; female CEO
traffic division (of a police department)
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
installment; instalment; premium; bill
believable; credible; trustworthy
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death