voting; ballot; poll; vote
vacation request; request for leave of absence
the very best; excellent; superb
express; special delivery
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
small magazine; our magazine; this magazine
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
parliament building; parliament house; National Diet Building (Japan); (US) Capitol; Houses of Parliament; National Assembly building
blurring (e.g. of an image); blur; gradient; bokashi composting; fermented composting
full-length portrait or statue
to listen again; to ask again
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
association membership fees (neighborhood, residents, etc.)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
press; print shop; printing office
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
vice; immorality; corruption
literary (and the arts) column
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person