mandatory retirement age (system)
crash site (esp. aircraft)
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
Pac-Man (video game series)
to oppose; to rebel; to revolt
Fosbury-back flop; backward jump
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drone
self-centeredness; self-centredness; selfishness; egotism; egoism
creeper (creeping plant); trailer (trailing plant); climber (climbing plant); vine
to drive someone off with gunfire
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
emancipation movement; freedom movement; liberation movement
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
renewal; extension; revision
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
ambidexter; ambidexterity
indescribable; defying description
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
neighborly love; neighbourly love
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
muzzle; snout; muzzle (firearm); muzzle (device to prevent biting)
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
cork (snowboarding action); coke; Coca-Cola; coke; cocaine
to read between the lines
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
ditch next to railway track
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
prophetic writing (e.g. Biblical); written prophecy
to be born; to come into this world
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
only the results matter; it's all about the results