car decorated with (female) anime characters
misunderstanding; misinformation
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
free ride (e.g. on train)
chicken gizzard; fat underbelly of a fish; sand polishing; sand finish (e.g. finishing a wall with sand mortar)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
retainer; attending on the nobility
violent and cruel; tyrannical and atrocious
securing financial resources
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
heterochromia iridis; eyes differing in colour (color)
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
polydipsia; excessive thirst (e.g. with diabetes)
operational; manipulative
modernization; modernisation
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
indefinite postponement; putting on hold
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
personal effects; hand baggage
hypo- (indicating the lowest oxidation state)
disregard for human rights
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
maid; helper; help; assistance
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
gilt; guilt; gilt-edged security; gilt
annex; affiliated structure or institute
(your) judgment; discernment
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
chilled storage; refrigerated storage
to finger; to tamper (with)
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops