straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
uneven temper; caprice; whim
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
reflected wave; rebounded wave; echo
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
rear left; back left; left and behind
high-pitched tone; soprano
jamming; interference; cross talk
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get