to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
blood relationship; blood relative
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
remembrance; recollection; recognition
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
railway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
repayment; refund; payback
matter for great congratulation
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
everywhere; all over; throughout
assortment; product lineup
very interesting; of great interest
papaya (Carica papaya); pawpaw
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)