space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
mockery; derision; ridicule
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
pupil; disciple; follower
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to have a relationship; to have relations
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
light (e.g. colour, color)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rope; cord; policeman's rope
three autumn months; three fall months; three years
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
as before; as ever; as it was originally
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)