high efficiency; high performance
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
loser; owner of a lost article
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
news; word; tidings; omen
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to explain; to dispel doubts
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply