external evaluation; third-party evaluation; external review
dipping up (night soil); scooping up
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
semiannual crop; two crops per year
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
to perfume clothes by burning incense
piercing (esp. in the ear); piercing hole
after a short time; presently
toughening the law; making the law stricter
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
industrialized nation; industrialised nation
to marry off; to espouse to
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
steamroller voting; steamrollering
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
dyspepsia; indigestion; weak digestion
earring (non-pierced); helix