telephony; telephone communication
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
feeble; dejected; helpless; despondent
allotment (of land); parcelling out
political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action); lodging an appeal
foothill; end section of a mountain range
totally naked; buck naked
huang (female Chinese firebird)
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
coming to an end; dying out
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
chartered aircraft (airplane, jet, etc.)
three-cornered hat; tricorne
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
no-good man; (male) loser