propionic acid; propanoic acid
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
center fielder; centre fielder
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
departing early in the morning; departing earlier than scheduled; premature (e.g. of an disease); early onset
realis form (of verbs and adjectives in classical Japanese); perfective form
starting late or behind schedule
allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryo system)
close play (esp. in baseball)
there's no smoke without fire
calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)
National Center Test for University Admissions
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
spanking with a baseball bat
meekly; obediently; submissively; quietly; like a lamb
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
wastebasket; wastepaper basket