kanji cultural sphere; countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
history of (automobile) accidents
unthinkable; extraordinary; preposterous; cannot be
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
indiscriminately; recklessly
hand-clapping ceremony (of reconciliation)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; book or document that is factual in nature
innocent girl; naive girl; virgin
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
cutoff (e.g. audio, electrical flow, production); cutting off; cutoff (play); cutoff (jeans, etc.)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
same size; actual size; same scale
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
amply; sufficiently; fully; completely; all out
telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin
autumnal equinox; autumn equinox; fall equinox
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
arrest on a separate charge
to vie with one's opponent
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
to lock; to fasten a lock
autumn, the harvest season
inner circumference; internal circumference
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
lidded; covered; container with a lid
(a place) within one's reach
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
because; the reason why is