report card; result sheet
being the runner-up; finishing second
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
things at hand; personal belongings
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
high achiever; student with good academic results
company outing; company retreat
identification papers; ID
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
vertical furrow (between the eyebrows)
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
bent back; hunchback; stoop
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to become dim; to become blurred
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
joint; seam; joining point
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce