misprint; typographical error; typo
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
agricultural community; farm village; rural
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
secretary general; chief secretary
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
lyricism; description of one's feelings
young and energetic; up-and-coming
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
going through; going via; going by way of
settlement; permanent residency
foreign; abroad; overseas