a pair (of shoes or socks)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Sri Lanka)
multi-drug-resistance; MDR
golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)
official name; formal name
genius; prodigy; natural gift
intelligence quotient; IQ
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
good (place to leave off); convenient
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
every evening; night after night
remembrance; recollection; recognition
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
controversy over school textbooks (i.e. history texts avoiding reference to Japanese military, etc. acts)