cryptic coloration (colouration); camouflage
file decompression software
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
seat allocation; fee paid to an performer (at a vaudeville hall); appearance fee
to croak (e.g. like a frog)
incredible; unbelievable; implausible
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport)
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides); great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
origin; promotion; originator; promoter
to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)
aramid fibre; aramid fiber
National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
laughing gas; nitrous oxide
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
ventilator; ventilating device
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
trick art; trompe-l'oeil; trompe l'oeil
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange