bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
reason; logic; method; system; order
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
bunch of flowers; bouquet
No Parking; Parking Prohibited; prohibition of parking; parking ban
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
news program; news programme