performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
United Nations Children's Fund (formerly Children's Emergency Fund); UNICEF
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
pesticide residue; agrochemical residues
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
milk powder; baby formula
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
paints; painting material
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
street stall; stand; booth