unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
making (information) into a database; creating a database (from information); entering into a database
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
post crown; dowel crown; false tooth; "tooth" on a geta clog
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
upper half of the body; upper body
port city; harbor city; harbour city
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
column; file; (vertical) line
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
in the meanwhile; during the time
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
to exclude from the schedule