humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
utilization rate; usage rate; occupancy rate
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
household; home; family; housekeeping
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
homogenization; homogenisation
moving walkway; moving sidewalk; travelator
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to degenerate; to lapse into
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pteridophyte (any plant of division Pteridophyta, incl. ferns and fern allies)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
bravery; courage; heroism
to kill; to defeat; to beat
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to give directions; to issue instructions
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry