more than usual; especially; particularly
inscrutable; incomprehensible
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
passing the winter; hibernation
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
script; screenplay; scenario
scriptwriter; screenwriter
anecdote; brief (comic) story
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
international politics; world politics
old age; old person; the old; the aged
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
ceremony; celebration; law code
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to feel oneself indebted to
gag order; gag rule; gag law
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
tripartite talk; three-man talk
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed