receipt; coupon; bond; check
false nose; artificial nose
Japanese film; Japanese painting
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
negative thinking; pessimism
employee discount; corporate discount; company discount
warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
white tiger (var. of Bengal tiger); bleached tiger
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
build-to-order manufacturing; BTO
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
regular employment; typical employment
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
care for the aged; elderly care; aged care
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
things depend on how you look at them
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
storage; warehouse; depot
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
cheese for melting; melting cheese
cause of a disease; root of an evil
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
rationing; rationing system
hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment