various foreign countries; several foreign countries
company president; manager; director
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
vice; immorality; corruption
10th day of the month; ten days
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
classification; categorization; sorting
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
homosexuality; homosexual love
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
omniscience and omnipotence
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
time-stamp; time-stamping machine
normal mode; default mode
pituitary gland; pituitary body; hypophysis
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
head of a sleeping person
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical