remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
taking a commemorative photo
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
outline; summary; argument
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
special theory of relativity
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
thereupon; shortly thereafter
nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
measurement error; calculation error