liaison department; public relations department
self-cleansing power; being capable of purifying oneself
a broken promise; breaking one's word
form (esp. in Aristotelian philosophy)
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to do (attend to) business
meaningless words; words that make no sense
child with a (physical or mental) disability; disabled child
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
in the meantime; meanwhile
radiant heat; photothermal
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
having an expert eye; having a discerning eye
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
upward tendency; rising trend
nonetheless; nevertheless
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy
flake; lamella (of bone); foil (of metal); flat, thin slice of a material
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
death in madness; dying insane
outline; contour line; border line
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
hair style; way of dressing hair
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese