illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
air conditioner; air conditioning
air conditioning; air cooling
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
broadband; brokers' broker
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to understand from experience
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
modern person; people of today
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
link; directory entry; rink