re-entry; reentry; readmittance
eloquent and skilled (worker)
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
public transportation; public transport
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
yellowish-white; pale yellow
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
two sly characters outfoxing each other
discard; discarded (playing) card; (arch.) bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period)
slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
value; worth; virtue; blessing
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
employment (long term); hire
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
odd couple; incongruous couple
Identification, Friend or Foe; IFF
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)