Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
heptatonic scale; seven note scale; heptachord
the whole month; all the month
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens); (lit.) age where even chopsticks rolling is amusing
in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least
ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
self-cleansing power; being capable of purifying oneself
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
extremely good friends; best friends
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
one man's fault is another's lesson
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
wastewater; waste water; liquid waste; black water
anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
knowledge applied to evil purposes
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
near pin (golf); closest to pin (flagstick); close (closest) answer or figure
quantity of hot spring water
matter for mutual congratulation
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
preface; foreword; preamble
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
opening inward (e.g. door, window)