extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
manners; behavior; behaviour
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
insecticide; insect repellent
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(your) daughter; young woman
qualified or eligible person
belle of society; queen of high society
elementary; basic; rudimentary
leadership skill; leadership ability
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away