serious; grave; dignified; solemn
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
railroad; railway; rail transport
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
the place for; the time for; the level of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
theater of war (theatre); sector
in spite of; regardless of
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to live; to reside; to inhabit
superstition; superstitious belief
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
courteous; decorous; polite
deep affection; dear; beloved
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate