adverse health effects supposedly caused by air conditioning; air-conditioning sickness
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
semi-recent release (usu. video)
to resound; to make a stir
hip-hop culture; Black culture (esp. breakdancing culture)
piecework that can be done at home; outwork
stupidity; dull person; dullness
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
exchange of letters; correspondence
mega-sized portion; mega-sized serving; mega meal
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
first thing in the afternoon
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
ambidexter; ambidexterity
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
short skirt for playing tennis, etc.; skort; shorts with an attached skirt-like flap
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
infrared data communication
to figure out; to get an idea
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle