to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
festival; feast; carnival
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to look forward to something
new student; freshman; first-year student
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
narrow; thin (sized); slender
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to surround; to crowd around
gold tooling; gilt tooling
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)