ramification; branching off
proposal; offer; request; application
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
selective; optional; alternative
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
an inch ahead; the immediate future
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
one floor (of a building); single floor
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
intermission (between acts); interlude
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
as one had hoped; as one wishes
and (also); both ... and; as well as
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly