baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
cross; crossed; cruciform
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
major subject; special study
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
example; illustration; precedent
ancient city; former capital
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
sexy; popular; well-liked
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
momentous (crucial) decision
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to go straight to the point; to cut it short